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Chapter 4: Managing Your Files
Working with a visual map of your site
You can view a local folder for a Dreamweaver site as a visual map of linked icons, called a site
map. Use the site map to add new files to a Dreamweaver site, or to add, modify, or remove
links.
map. Use the site map to add new files to a Dreamweaver site, or to add, modify, or remove
links.
The site map shows the site structure two levels deep, starting from the home page. It shows
pages as icons and displays links in the order in which they are encountered in the source
code.
pages as icons and displays links in the order in which they are encountered in the source
code.
The site map is ideal for laying out a site structure. You can quickly set up the entire structure
of the site, then create a graphic image of the site map.
of the site, then create a graphic image of the site map.
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Viewing a site map
You must define a home page for your site before you can display the site map. The site’s home
page can be any page in your site; it does not have to be the main page for your site. In this
case, the home page is simply the starting point of the map.
page can be any page in your site; it does not have to be the main page for your site. In this
case, the home page is simply the starting point of the map.
To define a home page for a site:
1.
In the Files panel (Window > Files), select a site from the pop-up menu where the current
site, server, or drive appears.
site, server, or drive appears.
2.
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the file you want to be the home
page, then select Set as Home Page.
page, then select Set as Home Page.
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The site map applies to local sites only.To create a map of a remote site, copy the
contents of the remote site into a folder on your local disk, then use the Manage Sites
command to define the site as a local site (see
contents of the remote site into a folder on your local disk, then use the Manage Sites
command to define the site as a local site (see
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You can also set the home page in the Site Map Layout options in the Site Definition
dialog box (see
dialog box (see