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Setting up a new site
Dreamweaver 8 - CS4
- Go to the Site Menu
- Click "New Site"
- Go to the "Basic" Tab"
- Enter a Name for your site.
- Enter the web address (e.g. http://aes.wcs.k12.va.us)
- Click Next
- Do you want to work with server technology, "No"
- "How do you want to work with files?" Select edit local copies on my machine.
- Click Next.
- "How do you connect?" Choose FTP.
- What is the hostname? Enter ftp.wcs.k12.va.us
- What folder? Enter nothing.
- FTP login? this is your publishing account name
- FTP password? Enter your password.
- Test the connection if connected to the network.
- Click Next.
- Do you want to enable checking in and out files. Say No.
- Click Next
- Click Done.
Dreamweaver CS5/CS5.5
- Got to the Site Menu - Click "New Site" - Enter a name for your site in "Site Name" - Local Site Folder should have a name that matches a folder in your Documents folder on Windows or your Sites folder on OS X. (e.g. C:\Users\cedwards\Documents\Sites\www.wcs.k12.va.us) - Click "Servers" on the left. - Click the + Sign to add a new server - Make sure "Connect using" is set to FTP - In "Server Name" and "FTP Address" enter ftp.wcs.k12.va.us - In "FTP Address" enter ftp.wcs.k12.va.us - In "Username" enter your publishing account name - In "Password" Enter your password. - Test the Connection - In "Web URL" put in the web address of your site (e.g. http://aes.wcs.k12.va.us) - Click Save - Click Save
