1. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
Appendix A
Updating, Maintaining, and Publishing Your Web Site
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

2. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory
U n i t O b j e c t i v e s
Update a growing site using templates
Manage your site with Macromedia Contribute
Maintain your site
Test your Web pages
Publish your site
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

3. Update a Growing Site Using Templates
Templates save development time, especially when different people will be creating pages in your site
Templates ensure both continuity and flexibility throughout a Web site
Templates simplify the updating process
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

4. Update a Growing Site Using Templates
To create a new template:
Click File on the menu bar, click New, click Template page, then double-click HTML template
Click Insert on the menu bar, point to Template objects, click the region type you want to add, then add content for the region if necessary
Click File on the menu bar, click Save As, type a template name, noting that the Template folder is the save location, and .dwt is the file extension for the template page, then click Save
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

5. Update a Growing Site Using Templates
To create a page based on a template:
Click File on the menu bar, click New, then click the Templates tab
Click the site name, then double-click the template name
Add text to the template regions, then save the page
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

6. Update a Growing Site Using Templates
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

7. Update a Growing Site Using Templates
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

8. Managing your Site with Macromedia Contribute
Advantages for Web professionals
Consistency across the Web site
Time savings
Support for basic features
Advantages for content contributors
Ease of use
More freedom for advanced users
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

9. Managing your Site with Macromedia Contribute
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

10. Managing your Site with Macromedia Contribute
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

11. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory
Maintaining Your Site
Check links
Organize the Assets panel
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

12. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory
Maintaining Your Site
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

13. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory
Testing Your Web Pages
Site reports
Site map
Test pages
Enjoy positive feedback and respond to negative feedback
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

14. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory
Testing Your Web Pages
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

15. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory
Testing Your Web Pages
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16. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory
Publishing Your Site
Using the Define Sites Remote Access dialog box
Setting up FTP
Using Put
Synchronizing Files
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17. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory
Publishing Your Site
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

18. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory
Publishing Your Site
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory

19. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory
Clues to Use
Choosing remote access options
Remote access choices include FTP, Local/Network, RDS, SourceSafe Database, and WebDAV
Local/Network refers to publishing a Web site on either the local drive or a local network drive
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20. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory
U n i t S u m m a r y
Update a growing site using templates
Manage your site with Macromedia Contribute
Maintain your site
Test your Web pages
Publish your site
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8--Illustrated Introductory