If you dont do site setup, you risk breaking links between pages. The site setup process also gets you ready to use Dreamweavers file transferring tools, including FTP capabilities (File Transfer Protocol). These tools facilitate the transfer of your pages to and from your local computer to your Web server. Dreamweaver also includes special features that help track and manage updates to your server anytime you make changes to your site. As you go through the site setup process, you start by telling Dreamweaver which folder on your hard drive is the one that you use to store all the files and folders for your Web site. You need to keep all the files and folders for your site in one main folder because when you finish building your site and upload it to your Web server, the individual pages, images, and other elements must remain in the same relative location on the Web server as they are on your hard drive, and thats most easily accomplished by storing them all in one main folder. If this setup seems a little confusing to you, dont worry; its a quick easy process and as long as you keep all the files of your Web site in one main folder, youll be fine. Just trust me; dont skip this first step. When you use site setup for a new Web site, Dreamweaver by default creates a new folder on your hard drive to ensure that you save all the pages and other elements of your site in one place. If you prefer, you can change the location of that folder or create a new one yourself. If youre working on an existing site, you follow the same steps for site setup, but instead of creating a new folder, you direct Dreamweaver to the folder that contains the existing site. If youre an experienced Web designer and just want to make quick changes to a site or use the FTP features to access files on a server without doing the site setup steps, Dreamweaver does enable you to use these features without completing site setup. To access FTP features and set them up quickly, choose Site?Manage Sites and then choose New?FTP & RDS Server from the Manage Sites dialog box. This shortcut enables you to work directly on your server using FTP & RDS Server; but Dreamweaver does not manage link checking, and none of the other site-management features work. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used for copying files to and from computers connected across a network, such as the Internet. FTP is the protocol you use to send your Web pages to your Web server when youre ready to publish your site on the Web. 34 Part I: Fulfilling Your Dreams Defining a site The following steps walk you through the process of using the Site Definition dialog box to define your site. Whether you create a new site or work on an existing Web site, this first step is important to your Web design work because you identify your site structure, which enables Dreamweaver to set links and effectively handle many of the site-management features explained in later chapters. If you want to work on an existing site that is on a remote Web server, follow the steps in the sidebar, "Downloading an existing Web site," later in this chapter. To define a site using the Site Definition dialog box, follow these steps. 1. Choose Site?Manage Sites. The Manage Sites dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2-1. 2. Click the New button and then select Site. The Site Definition dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2-2. 3. Click the Advanced tab. The Advanced window appears. If you prefer, you can use the Basic wizard that steps you through the setup process, but I find it easier to understand whats happening when I can view all the options at once on