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Below
are the exact instructions for publishing with Dreamweaver
for PC & MAC. Its very simple just follow our easy to
use instructions.
Dreamweaver
(PC)
Before
you can publish a file to your website with Dreamweaver, you
must either have a page already created or create a page. To
create a page follow these simple steps:
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With
Dreamweaver open, go to the menu bar, choose File
and select New.
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In
the white box, type in "This is a simple test"
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From
the menu bar, choose File and select Save As.
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Name
and save the file.
Publishing
to the Internet
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With
Dreamweaver open, go to the menu at the top, click Site
and select New Site…
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In
the popup window enter the following information.
Site Name - Enter a name for the site.
Local Root Folder - Click the picture of the
folder to find your website files on your local
directory.
Refresh Local File List Automatically checkbox -
Leave checked.
HTTP Address - Leave default. (http://)
Cache checkbox - Leave checked.
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Click
Remote Info in the list on the left-hand side.
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Enter
the following information.
Access dropdown menu - Select FTP.
FTP Host - Enter your domain name (yourdomain.com).
Host Directory - Enter "www/htdocs/".
Login - Enter the username for your hosting
account.
Password - Enter the password for your hosting
account.
Save checkbox - Check.
Use Passive FTP checkbox - Leave unchecked.
Use Firewall checkbox - Leave unchecked.
Check In/Out checkbox - Leave unchecked.
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Click
OK.
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To
connect, click on the plug image at the top, next to the
circular arrow.
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The
server files are on the left. The local files are on the
right.
To download and upload, select a file and drag it to the
other side.
Things
to Remember
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Be
sure to call your home page "index.html".
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Upload
your files to your "/www/htdocs" directory.
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File
names should be lower-case with no spaces.
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Upload
all related files (images, other pages, etc.).
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We
also recommend that you always keep a current backup of
your files and databases on your local computer.
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Dreamweaver
(MAC)
Publishing
to the Internet
1.
From
the menu bar, choose "Site" and select
"Define Site".
You
will see a screen like this.
2.
Click "New".
You
will see a screen like this.
3.
click "Remote Info".
4.
Enter
the following information.
Server
Access
- Select "FTP".
FTP
Host -
Enter your domain name.
Host
Directory
- Enter "www/htdocs".
Username:
Enter the username for your account.
Password:
Enter the password for your account.
5.
Click "OK".
You
will see a screen like this.
6.
Click
the button that looks like two plugs about to meet and you
are connected.
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