How to Build a Website With Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver is a software program that allows you to create, build and edit websites. Using Dreamweaver you can create a website using the design tools within the program, or by hand coding in HTML and other web programming languages. Dreamweaver also allows you to pick from CSS coded starter templates and modify them to your liking. A starter website can be created by typing content onto a blank Dreamweaver page.
Instructions
Difficulty:
Step 1
Open Dreamweaver from your desktop. Click on "Site" and click the "New Site" option. Enter the name you want to give your new site. Select the folder that you want to save your site to on your computer and hit the "Save" button.
Step 2
Click the "File" button on the menu bar and click the "New" button. Choose HTML from the list of page types, and click the "Create" button. Tap Ctrl+S, type "index.html" as the file name, and click the "Save" button to save your new site.
Step 3
Click in the top left hand corner of your new site to place a blinking cursor there, and click the "Insert" panel in the Dreamweaver interface. Click the "Insert Div Tag" button, type "container" in the ID text box, and click "OK" when you're done.
Step 4
Type the content of your new website in this box. When you're done, tap Ctrl+S to save the changes you have made to your file. The fully functional website containing your content will now be saved to your computer. This file can be uploaded to the Web at anytime.
References
Tips & Warnings
- Getting a web hosting plan will allow you to upload the websites you create to the internet.
The colors, background and fonts on your new website can be customized and changed in the Dreamweaver interface.
- Getting a web hosting plan will allow you to upload the websites you create to the internet.
- The colors, background and fonts on your new website can be customized and changed in the Dreamweaver interface.
Article Written By WilliamHanz
Hailing from Arizona, William Hanz has been writing on a wide variety of subjects for nearly 2 years. His articles have appeared on several popular websites such as AssociatedContent.com. Hanz attended the University of Arizona majoring in computer science with a minor in English.