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Defining sites in Dreamweaver or Expression Web

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Creating a new site in Expression Web

Site folders in Expression Web are similar to Dreamweaver. As you will see, if you are familiar

with creating sites in one program, you are well prepared for doing so in the other.

1 Launch Expression Web then choose Site > New Site. In the window that appears, you

can create a one-page site, a new site with no pages (empty), or import an existing site.

2 Select the One Page Site option. In the Name fi eld at the bottom of the window, type

SmoothieWorld2. The Location fi eld displays the default path for your site. This is

typically a path to a subfolder named My websites within your Documents folder. You

will defi ne the location for this folder as the desktop, so keep the window open.

3 Click the Browse button and navigate to your desktop, then click the New Folder icon

to create a new folder on the desktop. Name this folder SmoothieWorld_site then

click Open, and then click OK. The new site is created and appears in the Site View

panel the Folder List panel.

4 Choose Site > Site Settings. You can use the site settings window to modify the site name

and provide access to the settings for connecting and uploading fi les to your web server.

5 Click the Publishing tab. You’ll look at this tab for informational purposes only, as we

are not connecting to a web server. If necessary you could input FTP information for

connecting Expression Web to your web server.

Click the Add button to examine the publishing options, then click Cancel and click

Cancel again in the Site Settings window to close it.