Uploading Dreamweaver pages to live site

Hi,

I've just had to teach myself Dreamweaver in order to edit my website, as I
was let down by my webmaster. However, now that I've made thse changes I need
to upload them to the live site. Can someone please help me by providing me
with a list of simple instructions which a layman can understand?

Many thanks, and sorry for the trite nature of this posting.

Your hosting company will have these instructions.

you will find Dreamweaver's help files useful too.

"Bevis Hungate" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi,

I've just had to teach myself Dreamweaver in order to edit my website, as
I
was let down by my webmaster. However, now that I've made thse changes I
need
to upload them to the live site. Can someone please help me by providing
me
with a list of simple instructions which a layman can understand?

Many thanks, and sorry for the trite nature of this posting.

Hi there.
I hope this helps.....
Open Dreamweaver > Under the FILES heading (make sure FILES tab selected
(there will be a black triangle pointing down)
There will be a drop down menu below with a down arrow, and clicking on this
will open the list of websites you may have on your system. (If you only have
the one website, no worries)
Below the website(s) will be an entry called "MANAGE SITES"
Click on that entry.
This will open a small window listing all the websites you may have (if only
one, then only one will be listed)
Click on the website you want to upload, and then click on the button with
EDIT on it.
Another window will open called "SITE DEFINITION FOR ?????????(YOURSITE)
For uploading the website, click on the "REMOTE INFO" tab.
In this window you will have a few fields that need to be filled in with
information that the company hosting your website will give you.
It includes the login and password etc for your computer, using Dreamweaver,
to connect to their computer and allow you to FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or
UPLOAD your website to their server.
When you have filled in those details, you can then click on OK and return to
building your website.
Whatever name you use for any of the pages, and I do not mean the PAGE TITLE,
I mean the FILE NAME, ending in .htm, make sure that the front page, or home
page is always called (for the file name) index.htm
When ever anyone types in a web address domain name, this is the first page
name that the browser will look for and the server will serve up to the
browser.....
SO.......ONWARDS.....
In Dreamweaver, with the FILES tab open, at the top, to the far right is a
funny icon like a book open with an arrow on the pages and if you hover the
mouse pointer over it it will say "EXPAND / COLLAPSE (which is misleading as it
does neither) but it does open another window which shows all your LOCAL files
for the website on the left and on the right will be an empty window with the
heading "REMOTE FILES" (the files that are on the SERVER)
At the top will be a few text selections.
Click on the heading called "SITE" and a menu will drop down.
Roll down to "SYNCHRONISE" and click on that.
You will get a message to select to upload either the entire website or just
selected files.
Either select the files that you have changed and upload only those, or
transfer the entire site as you have it on your computer.
Dreamweaver will then connect to the server and upload what you have told it
to upload.

That should be that.

If this is a bit much I have copied this text and can paste into an email
direct to you if you want, then you can print and follow in your own time.
Email me direct if you want to glen (AT) ayrdan (DOT) com
Good luck
Glen

hmmz i've made an insteruction manual in hebrew if it helps lol. anyhow the
movie might help u understand, but i'm sure the subtitles wont

here it is anyhow:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/haimrev/s...figuration.htm

if it doesn't work use this link:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/haimrev/s...figuration.swf

SORRY......
I got my left and right mixed up.......
In the upload window the LOCAL file list will be on the RIGHT, and the REMOTE
file list will be on the LEFT...........
I think I stated it the other way around.........
(YES...I was a good cub scout !!!!!)
Glen

You could have saved yourself some trouble by directing the poster to DW's
F1 help. It's completely described there.

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"Ayrdan Design" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi there.
I hope this helps.....
Open Dreamweaver > Under the FILES heading (make sure FILES tab selected
(there will be a black triangle pointing down)
There will be a drop down menu below with a down arrow, and clicking on
this
will open the list of websites you may have on your system. (If you only
have
the one website, no worries)
Below the website(s) will be an entry called "MANAGE SITES"
Click on that entry.
This will open a small window listing all the websites you may have (if
only
one, then only one will be listed)
Click on the website you want to upload, and then click on the button with
EDIT on it.
Another window will open called "SITE DEFINITION FOR ?????????(YOURSITE)
For uploading the website, click on the "REMOTE INFO" tab.
In this window you will have a few fields that need to be filled in with
information that the company hosting your website will give you.
It includes the login and password etc for your computer, using
Dreamweaver,
to connect to their computer and allow you to FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
or
UPLOAD your website to their server.
When you have filled in those details, you can then click on OK and return
to
building your website.
Whatever name you use for any of the pages, and I do not mean the PAGE
TITLE,
I mean the FILE NAME, ending in .htm, make sure that the front page, or
home
page is always called (for the file name) index.htm
When ever anyone types in a web address domain name, this is the first
page
name that the browser will look for and the server will serve up to the
browser.....
SO.......ONWARDS.....
In Dreamweaver, with the FILES tab open, at the top, to the far right is a
funny icon like a book open with an arrow on the pages and if you hover
the
mouse pointer over it it will say "EXPAND / COLLAPSE (which is misleading
as it
does neither) but it does open another window which shows all your LOCAL
files
for the website on the left and on the right will be an empty window with
the
heading "REMOTE FILES" (the files that are on the SERVER)
At the top will be a few text selections.
Click on the heading called "SITE" and a menu will drop down.
Roll down to "SYNCHRONISE" and click on that.
You will get a message to select to upload either the entire website or
just
selected files.
Either select the files that you have changed and upload only those, or
transfer the entire site as you have it on your computer.
Dreamweaver will then connect to the server and upload what you have told
it
to upload.

That should be that.

If this is a bit much I have copied this text and can paste into an email
direct to you if you want, then you can print and follow in your own time.
Email me direct if you want to glen (AT) ayrdan (DOT) com
Good luck
Glen