
keeps a list of all the sites you set up in Dreamweaver and provides access to editing and setup options. Chapter 2: Setting Up a Web Site with Dreamweaver 35 5. In the Site Name text box, type a name for your site. You can call your site whatever you like; this name is only used for you to keep track of your sites. Many people work on more than one site in Dreamweaver so the program includes a way to name and keep track of them. After you name it here, the name appears as an option on the drop-down list in the Files panel. You use this list to select the site you want to work on when you open Dreamweaver. In the example shown in Figure 2-2, I named the new site I created "Your Dream Site." 6. Click the Browse button (it resembles a file folder) next to the Local Root Folder text box to locate the folder on your hard drive that contains your Web site. If youre working on a new site, create a new folder and designate that as the location of your site in Dreamweaver. If youre working an existing site, select the folder that contains the files for that site. 7. If Refresh Local File List Automatically isnt already selected, click to place a check mark in the box next to this option if you want Dreamweaver to automatically update the list of all the new pages you add to your site. This feature helps Dreamweaver work more efficiently by speeding the process of tracking and identifying files in your site. Figure 2-2: The Site Definition dialog box enables you to set up a new or existing Web site in Dreamweaver. 36 Part I: Fulfilling Your Dreams 8. Specify the Default Images folder by entering the location or using the Browse button to locate it. You do not have to identify an images folder, but its another way Dreamweaver helps keep track of things for you. If you store images in more than one folder, you can leave this box blank. If youre setting up a new site, you can create a new folder inside your site folder and identify that as your images folder, even if it is empty. (You find more information about images in Chapter 5.) 9. Type the URL of your Web site in the HTTP Address text box. The HTTP Address is the URL, or Web address, that your site will have