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Dreamweaver Tutorial 31
Set up the site structure for the tutorial
There are two ways you can work with the tutorial files—use a predefined local
site or define a local site.
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If you’re new to Dreamweaver, you may want to define the local site for the
tutorial so you’ll know how to set up a local site when you’re ready to work on
your own sites.
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If you’re already familiar with defining a site using Dreamweaver, you may want
to use the predefined tutorial site. From the Dreamweaver main menu
choose Site > Open Site, then select Tutorial - Dreamweaver. The Tutorial -
Dreamweaver site links to the Compass_Site files located in the Dreamweaver
4/Tutorial folder. After selecting the local site, skip to the “Create the site home
page” on page 34 section of the tutorial.
Note: If you select the predefined site, the site name displayed in the tutorial
screenshots will not match; instead of seeing my_tutorial, you’ll see Tutorial -
Dreamweaver as the site name in your screens.
Define a local site
When you define a local site, you tell Dreamweaver where you plan to store all the
files for a particular site. To work effectively in Dreamweaver, always define a local
site for each Web site you create.
For this tutorial, you’ll specify the Compass_Site folder as the local site folder.
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If it isn’t already open, launch Dreamweaver.
A blank document opens.
2
Choose Site > New Site.
3
In the Site Definition dialog box, make sure Local Info is selected in the
Category list.
4
In the Site Name field, type my_tutorial .
The site name lets you easily identify and select a site from a list of sites
you’ve defined.
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Click the folder icon to the right of the Local Root Folder field.