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Site Management:
Site Management is having the ability to control and update your webpage daily. Keeping your website up to date is very important to those who view your page.

How your files should be organized:
All files on your computer should be organized so that the user can find them as easily as possible so that he/she doesn't have to waste time trying to figure out in what folder the files were stored.

What is a root folder:
A root folder is simply a folder that is stored inside another folder. For example, the folder that we used to store all of our documents in class was the cop1822 folder. This folder was stored inside the C drive on the computer, making it a root folder.

Path Structure:
Path structure is the path that computers use to find stored data. For example, If I have a document stored in my cop1822 folder, I would know that the path structure to get to that folder is; Inetpub/wwwroot/cop1822.

Defining a Site:
Defining a site is the process in Dreamweaver where you can connect to your webhost by simply entering your password and server information so that you can bring uploaded files into Dreamweaver to work locally.

Inserting Images:
There are many way to insert images on your webpage using Dreamweaver. You can insert Flash,Gifs, and many more images to your page using the tool bar and by using the menu bar by simply clicking INSERT.

Inserting Text:
Inserting text in Dreamweaver is very easy compared to HTML. You can insert flash text or you can insert text by typing just as you would for a word document. You can align your text in a neatly manner by inserting tables as well.

Relative, Absolute, and Named Anchor links:
An Absolute anchor is an internet address that contains all the information your computer could ever want to know about the location being requested. A Relative path gives only the information needed to go from the current documentto the desired page. A Named anchor however, is when you make a link to a specific place in a document rather than just linking to the document itself.

Tables:
Tables come in handy when the designer of the webpage is trying to align everything neatly. With tables you insert images and text so that they fit neatly on the page. You can also place tables, inside of tables. You can easily find the TABLES tab at the top of the page in Dreamweaver.

Connecting to a server:
This can be done in Dreamweaver through the Defining a site link.

FTP:
(File Transfer Protocol) This is the most widely used method for uploading web pages to a server.

Putting vs. Getting:
This is a term used in Dreamweaver refering to getting webpages that are uploaded on the server to work on locally. Same goes for putting. When you are done working with a page locally you PUT or upload the page back to the server.

Checking Links and other testing procedures:
You can check to see that your links work by visiting your webpage and clicking through your links on your page. Also when you are defining your site in Dreamweaver you can test to see if you can connect to your web server.

How to create ordered (numbered) lists in Dream weaver:
You can insert ordered/numbered lists by simply locating the properties window at the bottom of the Dream weaver window. There is an icon for each list.

How to insert & make roll over images in Dream weaver:
You can insert text roll over images by clicking on the media tab in the insert window, then click on the flash text button. For images, you can click on the common tag in the insert window and then click the rollover image icon.

How to open a new document window specifying the width and height:
This is done by opening a new blank document then right clicking in the document with the mouse to bring up the page properties window. You can then make these specific changes to your document.

How to verify the users browser and redirect them to a specific page:
This can be done by using a link to redirect the user to another page or it can be done in html format by using the TARGET command.

How to create an external CSS page:
This can be done in Dream weaver by clicking the DESIGN tab in the upper right hand corner of the page.

The benefits of templates & Libraries:
Templates and Libraries makes things much easier for a web designer by enabling them to use the library to make changes to all pages at the same time instead of making individual changes to each and every page.

Resizing the Document window:
This can be done by hiding the panel to the far right of the web page. It can also be done by using the Page Prooperties window.

Viewing & Editing HTML Source in Dream weaver:
There are going to be times when a web designer may have to use HTML code to make a discreet change in his webpage. This is the advantage of knowing HTML.