Q. What is Dreamweaver?

A. Dreamweaver 8 software is the industry-leading web development tool, enabling users to efficiently design, develop and maintain standards-based websites and applications.

Q. How do I connect to the server?

A. First you will need to have FTP access, requiring a username and password. You will have to navigate to "manage sites" by going to Site > Manage Sites... Once to the Manage Sites Window, please select your site and click edit. If you do not already have a site created, please click new, and follow the instructions on setting a new site up.

From the site definition, go to the remote info category, you will be given the option to set the connection settings. Make sure your connection settings for Access, and FTP host are correct as per the picture below. Set your Host directory to your folder name. Then, enter your username and password.

Once you have entered your username and password, click test to ensure the Dreamweaver can establish a connection. When you have completed that, you may click ok. If you have encountered any difficulties, please contact the Office of Web Development at webmaster@emporia.edu.

Q. How to I upload my files onto the server?

A. To upload the files to the server, simply select the file or directory you wish to upload, and click the put button. The put button can be found on the right side of the screen under the files tab.

Q. What's the blue box for? (usually labeled body)

A. The blue box is the editable region. When using the standardized university template, the only region you are allowed to edit is within the blue box. Any other edititng must be done through the Office of Web Development. Please contact the University Webmaster at webmaster@emporia.edu if you need this done.

Q. Where is the Property panel, the panel I use for text formatting?

A. To show or hide the Properties panel, choose Window > Properties from the menu bar.
This panel is very useful for many of the text, graphic, and formatting tasks you're likely to perform.

Q. How can I add multiple spaces between characters?

A. HTML only allows for one regular space between characters; to add additional space in a document you must insert a non-breaking space.

To insert a non-breaking space, place your cursor where you want the extra space to appear and do one of the following:
In the Insert panel, select the Character tab, then click the Insert Non-breaking Space icon. -OR-
Choose Insert > Special Characters > Non-Breaking Space. -OR-
Use the keyboard shortcut Control+Shift+Spacebar.

Q. How can I add a single line break instead of a new paragraph?

A. When you press the Enter key in Dreamweaver, the cursor moves down two lines to insert a new paragraph by default.

To insert a single line break instead, place your cursor at the end of a line and do one of the following:
In the Insert panel, select the Character tab, then click the Line Break icon. -OR-
Choose Insert > Special Characters > Line Break. -OR-
Use the keyboard shortcut Shift+Enter.

Q. Where should I store my local files?

A. The ideal place to store your local files is on your I drive and your files will always be backed up (each time I drive backs up).

Q. How can I add a picture to my Web page?

A. Before you can use an image, it must be saved in the same location as the other files in your site. If you try to insert an image that is not inside the current site, Dreamweaver will ask if you want to copy the file into the site.

To insert the image, place your cursor where you want the image to appear on your page and do one of the following:
In the Insert panel, select the Common tab, then click the Image icon.
-OR-
Choose Insert > Image from the menu bar.

Q. How can I upload a PDF or MS Word file to my directory on the Web server?

A. Before you can upload a PDF, MS Word, or other non-HTML file, it must be saved in the same location as the other files in your site. After the file is saved in the correct location, you will be able to upload it the same way that you would upload an HTML file. Click here for information on how to upload files.

NOTE: The best practice is to avoid uploading MS Word or Excel documents to the Web server. Some users do not have Microsoft Office installed on their machines, so they will not be able to view the file. Differences in software versions or browser settings can prevent your document from displaying. There are also security risks involved with putting these types of documents on the Web. An alternative is to copy the content into a new HTML page or to convert the document to PDF.

Q. I didn't find a solution on here, where can I get more information?

A. If you have any further questions, feel free to email the University Webmaster at webmaster@emporia.edu.