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Changing the default file type
By default, Dreamweaver shows all the file types it recognizes in the File > Open
dialog box. You can use a pop-up menu in that dialog box to limit the display to
certain types of files. If most of your work involves a specific file type (such as ASP
files), you can change the default display. Whatever file type is listed on the first
line of the Dreamweaver Extensions.txt file becomes the default.
Note: If you want to see all file types in the File > Open dialog box, even the files
Dreamweaver can’t open, you must select All Files (*.*). This is different from All
Documents, which shows only the files Dreamweaver can open.
To change the Dreamweaver default File > Open file type:
1
Make a backup copy of the Extensions.txt file in the Configuration folder.
2
Open Extensions.txt in Dreamweaver or in a text editor.
3
Cut the line corresponding to the new default, and paste it at the beginning of
the file, to make it the first line of the file.
4
Save the file, quit Dreamweaver, and start Dreamweaver again.
To see the new default, select File > Open and look at the pop-up menu
of file types.
To add new file types to the menu in the File > Open dialog box:
1
Make a backup copy of the Extensions.txt file in the Configuration folder.
2
Open Extensions.txt in Dreamweaver or a text editor.
3
Add a new line for each new file type. In capital letters, enter the file name
extensions that the new file type can have, separated by commas; then add a
colon and a brief descriptive phrase to show in the pop-up menu for file
types that appears in the File > Open dialog box. For example, for JPEG files,
enter the following:
JPG,JPEG,JFIF:JPEG Image Files
4
Save the file, quit Dreamweaver, and start Dreamweaver again.
To see the changes, select File > Open and click the pop-up menu of file types.