Dreamwever basic Lesson 1

Creating a New Site
-Create a folder (give it a name) example"mywebfolder".
This folder will be your Local Root Folder.
-When a new Dreamweaver page is open, choose New Site from the Site menu.
When the dialog box appears, enter your folder name as in the dialog box for What would you like to name your site?

Click Next.

Select No, do not want to use server technology.
Click Next.
Select Edit local copies on my machine, then upload to a server when ready (recommended).
In the dialog box: Where on your computer do you want to store your files? click on the yellow folder icon and locate your Local Root Folder (mywebfolder) .

Notice the name of your Local Root Folder appears in the dialog box.

Creating a homepage A home page is always the first page of your web site. Open Dreamweaver. The document window opens with the Text Properties dialog box.

If you click the close box, you can select Properties from the Windows menu in the Tool Bar found at the top of the document window.
Save your homepage as index in your "mywebfolder".
Remember, you created Local Root Folder.
Your homepage must be saved as index. No other name will work for your homepage.
To center your text, click on the center alignment icon in the Properties dialog box.

You may change the font, size, style and color by selecting the text and choosing the options found in the Properties dialog box. To see your index homepage in your browser, Press F12 or choose Preview in Browser from the File menu. Dont forget to Save your homepage.

Linking pages to your homepage now it is time to add more links to your homepage (index.html).
Open a new Dreamweaver document. Save to your Local Root Folder (mywebfolder) as anyname.html

To find (link to) your index homepage. Click to select. Remember where you placed your web folder.
You will find your index homepage in your web folder.