Defining sites in Dreamweaver or Expression WebLesson 3, Web Design Tools 474 Along the left side of the Site Setup window, click the Servers tab. Use the Servers
section to defi ne the details of the remote server where your website will be hosted.
You do not need to complete the web server information to begin creating a website;
it is only necessary when you are ready to upload the content you’ve created on your
computer to a web server. You will not be uploading this site, so the information can
remain blank for this exercise.
5 Continuing to work in the Servers tab, click the + button and the Basic site settings
window appears. This window contains fi elds for Server Name, Connect Using, FTP
Address, Username, Password, and other options. These settings allow you to choose
both a destination and a method, such as FTP, for Dreamweaver to transfer fi les to a web
server. These details will vary depending upon the web server being used. If you are using
a web hosting provider, they can provide this information to you.
6 Click Cancel to close the site settings panel. Then press Save to save the settings for the
entire site. The lower-right corner of the Files panel displays the root folder information
you just entered.
7 Choose File > New and from the New Document window choose the Blank Page
option. Make sure that the Page Type is set to HTML and the Page Layout is set to
8 Choose File > Save and name this fi le index.html. Because you defi ned a root folder,
the new document is automatically set to save in the location you specifi ed when you
set-up the site. By defi ning a site you reduce the risk of saving fi les into an incorrect
location. Click Save and the Files panel updates to include the index.html fi le.
The Files panel automatically updates to
include new pages that are created.