Using Dreamweaver to upload

Setting up Dreamweaver sites
Using Dreamweaver sites

Listed below are instructions for setting up your Dreamweaver site access. This only needs to be set up once.

Setting up a site on Dreamweaver

Start Dreamweaver by clicking on the start button, selecting Programs, then Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 and finally Dreamweaver 4.

If the site window doesn't open when you start Dreamweaver, select Site from the toolbar and then Site Files from the drop down menu (shortcut F8).

Select Define Sites from the Site drop down menu. Click New to define a new site.

Select the Local Info category and enter the following details:

• Site name: a name to remind you that this is the connection to your internet site.
• Local Root Folder: the folder on your hard drive where you will be saving files temporarily in order to update them. Use the standard windows browse to locate, and create, your local web folder.

Select the Remote Info category and enter the following details:

• Access: FTP (once this is entered the remaining options can entered)
• FTP Host: webdev.adelaide.edu.au
• Host Directory: the location of your site on the server. Using WebAccess, go to the site you are setting up and from within the site submenu select FTP Settings to determine the directory entry you should be entering here.
• Login: Your email login- xxxxxnn where xxxxx is the first letter of your first name and the first five letters of your surname and the nn is the unique number assigned to you. Alternatively, you can use the WebAccess generated username and password combination which is displayed when you view the host directory setting as described above.
• Password: Your email password or the WebAccess generated password to match the username you have entered. If your computer is secure, tick the checkbox for Save pwd.
• Comment: Leave blank
• Comment: Leave blank
• Check In/Out:
  • Tick Enable File Check In and Check Out (this will enable the remaining options to be entered)
  • Leave blank Check Out Files when Opening
• Check Out Name: Preferred name
• Email Address: Email address

Using Dreamweaver Sites

When you start Dreamweaver, the sites window should appear, and if not, press the F8 function key. Check that the appropriate site is shown in the Site: field and click on the Connect button. If you have set-up your site not to save the password, you will be prompted to enter it. The connection to the site will then be established, with the local and remote folders set as specified for the site.

The green and blue arrow icons in the toolbar are used to move files between the local and remote computers. The green down arrows are used to get files from the server, while the blue arrows are the ones to use to put files onto the server.

If you are making changes to a file, always check-out the file by using the ticked green arrow to prevent others making changes at the same time. Alternately, you can double click on the file you want to open. When the pop-up window appears, click on Check Out to open the file for editing.

When you have finished making changes and want to unlock the file allow others access to it, check-in the file using the padlocked blue arrow.

If you have saved changes changes to a file locally and realise there are problems with the changes, you can undo the changes by replacing the file with the unchanged version on the server. To do this, right-click on the file and select Undo Check Out from the menu. This re-copies the file from the server, causing your changes to be overwritten and allowing you to start afresh with making changes to the file.

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