Step 1: Define a Site in Dreamweaver CS3

1. First you need to decide where you will save your website. For simplicity purposes we will save the site in to your documents folder (My Documents folder if you are using Windows XP) (Documents folder if you are using Windows Vista). So navigate to your documents folder and create a new folder called websites.
2. Inside the websites folder create another folder called basic_site. basic_site is where you will save all your site content.
3. Now start Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 (DWCS3).
4. On the menu, located across the top of the DWCS3 click "Site" then choose "Manage Sites"
5. Now you have a new window open titled "Manage Sites"
6. Notice listed down the right hand side of this window there are more buttons. Click on "New" then choose "site" from the drop down menu. This will create a new site.
7. A new window will open. Notice across the top there are two tabs. One is titled "Basic" and the other titled "Advanced". Make sure the tab titled "Basic" is selected. This will allow you to define your new site using a settings wizard.
8. Screen One: On the first screen there are two fields. One asks: What would you like to name your site? The other asks What is the HTTP Address (URL) of your new site? For the first field type in the text: Basic Site. Leave the second field as is.
9. Click Next
10. Screen Two: Choose the option: No, I do not want to want to use a server technology.
11. Click Next
12. Screen Three:
    1. Choose the option: Edit local copies on my machine, then upload to server when ready (recommended)
    2. Where it says: Where on your computer do you want to store your files? Click browse and then navigate to your documents folder and then navigate to websites/basic_site then click select.
13. Click Next.
14. Screen 4
    1. How do you connect to your remote server? Choose Local/Network. Click on the yellow folder and navigate to the same folder as above
    2. What folder on your server do you want to store your files in? Click browse and then navigate to your documents folder and then navigate to websites/basic_site then click select
       
15. Click Next
16. Screen 5: Choose the option: No, do not enable check in and check out
17. Click Next
18. Screen 6
    1. Review the details of your sites configuration.
    2. Click Done

Next Tutorial - Step 2: Create a new page

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