Site Definitions in Dreamweaver CS5
In previous versions of Dreamweaver creating a Site Definition was a process fraught with difficult questions. With Dreamweaver CS5 Adobe have massively simplified the creation of Site Definitions.
Accessing the Site Setup Dialog Box via the Menu
There are several ways to access the Site Setup Dialog Box.
Selecting Site, New Site… from the Menu (1) opens the Site Setup dialog box.
Accessing the Site Setup Dialog Box via the Files Panel
Another approach is to use the Files Panel to access the Manage Sites dialog box.
Selecting the Manage Sites link from the Files Panel (1) opens the Manage Sites dialog box.
The Manage Sites Dialog Box
Select the New… button (1) in the Manage Sites dialog box to access the Site Setup dialog box.
Site Setup Dialog Box
The Site section of the Site Setup dialog box requires only two pieces of information, as follows:
(1) A name for the site.
(2) The location of the folder containing the site files on the local machine.
Those are the only settings a simple site definition requires.
Advanced Settings
In the event that the site requires more than simple HTML pages the Advanced Settings (1) will need to be completed, a topic for another tutorial.
