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Instructions for Dreamweaver MX
Instructions for older versions
Dreamweaver MX
Double Click the Dreamweaver Icon. In
the menu bar select Site> Manage Sites.
You will presented with a new window showing you
all of your defined sites. Click the New button and select Site.
You will then be presented with another window.
In the Site Name type the name you'd like to call this profile.
I called mine My MacHighway Website, but you can call yours whatever
you like. Once you've defined the name, click Next.
The next page will ask you if you'd like to use
a server technology. Most users will want to select "No,
I do not want to use a server technology". If you would like
more information on using a server technology, refer to Dreamweaver's
help section. Click Next.
The next page will ask how to handle your files.
You will want to select the top radio button, "Edit local
copies on my machine, then upload to server when ready".
The next field asks for your Local Root Folder. This is the folder
on your hard drive where you site is kept. Click on the blue folder
to the right of the field. This will allow you to browse through
your hard drive and select the folder that stores your website.
Once you've defined that field, click Next.
The next page will ask you how you want to connect.
Select FTP. With FTP selected, a new set of fields will be displayed.
Type the FTP server name from your welcome letter from MacHighway
into the FTP Host field. In the Host Directory field, type public_html.
Type the username and password you selected with MacHighway (which
can be found in the welcome letter also) in their respective fields.
After you've entered in the correct information click Next.
On the resulting pages, click Next until the setup
is complete. On your main screen, on the right, you will see a
pane with the title of Files. The far left icon will look like
a blue plug that is unplugged. Click that icon to connect to the
server. To view the files on the remote side, change the right
drop down menu from Local view to Remote view.
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Older Versions
of Dreamweaver
Double Click the Dreamweaver Icon.
In the menu bar select Site> Define Sites.
You will presented with a new window showing
you all of your defined sites. Click the New button.
You will then be presented with another
window. In the Site Name type the name you'd like to call
this profile. I called mine My MacHighway Website, but you
can call yours whatever you like. The next field is called
Local Root Folder. Click on the blue folder to the right
of the field. This will allow you to browse through your
hard drive and select the folder that stores your website.
In the field named HTTP Address type in your URL (i.e.,
http://www.yourdomainname.com/)
On the left you will see a menu. Select
Remote Info. You will see a pull down menu. From that menu,
select FTP.
With FTP selected, a new set of fields will
be displayed. Type the FTP server name from your welcome letter
from MacHighway into the FTP Host field. In the Host Directory field,
type public_html. Type the username and password you selected
with MacHighway (which can be found in the welcome letter also) in
their respective fields. After you've entered in the correct information
click OK.
To connect to the MacHighway servers, from
the menu go to Site > Connect
A new window will open up showing the remote
site on the left side of the window and your local folder containing
your website. Once your connected to our server, you will see
the contents of your remote public_html directory. Select the
files you would like to upload on the right by highlighting them
and clicking the blue "up" arrow in the above toolbar.
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