Macromedia dreamweaver 8-using dreamweaver User Manual
Editing existing websites in Dreamweaver
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To edit an existing remote site:
1.
Create a local folder to contain the existing site, then set it up as the local folder for the site
(see
(see
).
2.
Set up a remote folder (see
), using information
about your existing site.
Make sure to choose the correct root folder for the remote site.
3.
In the Files panel (Window > Files), click the Connects to Remote Host button (for FTP
access) or the Refresh button (for network access) in the toolbar to view the remote site.
access) or the Refresh button (for network access) in the toolbar to view the remote site.
4.
Depending on how much of the remote site you want to edit, do one of the following:
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If you want to work with the entire site, select the root folder of the remote site in the
Files panel, then click Get in the toolbar to download the entire site to your local disk.
Files panel, then click Get in the toolbar to download the entire site to your local disk.
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If you want to work with just one of the files or folders of the site, locate the file or
folder in the Remote view of the Files panel, then click Get in the toolbar to download
that file to your local disk.
folder in the Remote view of the Files panel, then click Get in the toolbar to download
that file to your local disk.
Dreamweaver automatically duplicates as much of the remote site’s structure as is
necessary to place the downloaded file in the correct part of the site hierarchy. When
editing only one part of a site, you should generally choose to include dependent files.
necessary to place the downloaded file in the correct part of the site hierarchy. When
editing only one part of a site, you should generally choose to include dependent files.
5.
Use Dreamweaver to work on your site.
Related topics
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You must locally duplicate the entire structure of the relevant branch of the existing
remote site. For more information, see
remote site. For more information, see