I want to buy dreamweaver to build a website and found out about dreamweaver student edition, I am a student so it is a cheaper option but I am not sure what the difference between the original and student edition is?
http://www.threehosts.com/publish/dreamweaver.html
Hope this helps.
I just finished creating a site in dreamweaver but one problem. Whenever i move the file some of the photos and content disappears. Then when i move it back to the original place all the content comes back. So my question is how do I make the file created in dreamweaver into an HTML document that has all the content embeded in it ? Thanks in advance
Anything pointing to an external file has to point to where that file is on the server. IOW, if your images are in the directory /images, an img tag has to be <img src=".images/yourfile.jpg" /> Dreamweaver will do this for you if you maintain the same directory structure on your development computer and on the server. If you move files, you have to change paths manually.
You CAN NOT have a single file with HTML and pictures. HTML is a text file, pictures are picture files. (You can have all your Javascript and CSS in the HTML file - which is a bad idea for a number of reasons.) Your best bet is to trash Dreamweaver (it’s a $400 piece of bloatware that professionals laugh at amateurs for buying) and learn how to write websites, since you’re going to have to be doing some of the work anyway.
Im tired of entering my username and password into the remote info part of Dreamweaver for the FTP. Does anyone know how to get Dreamweaver to save the username and password, for when I upload my files, the "save password" button it checked
Hello,
I would suggest you use an ftp software. Something similar to Filezilla. You could save your password in that software, create the files in Dreamweaver and upload them using that software.
good luck!
sean colicchio
server engineer
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I want to create an entire blog site - user accounts, uploads, the works. I have Dreamweaver CS4, but I don’t know where to start. Any tips?
wow thats a huge undertaking. I dont knwo where to start. take a look at Joomla you can make some pretty cool sites with that without having to code it all yourself.
http://www.joomla.org/
Every time I restart or shut down my computer, Dreamweaver CS3 deletes all of the websites in my "Manage Sites" window. Also if my computer is on and running all day, every time Dreamweaver is closed and opened, I have to re-enter my FTP username and password for a site.
Is this a setting or preference issue that needs to be turned on and off? Thanks so much!
There can be two issues:
1. Virus (Use AVG free)
2. Corrupt registry (Use Reginout )
I am sure it will help you.
I have a background image in dreamweaver and want to position a flash object at a specifc point over the background.
The problem is that i cant figure out an easy way to do this, could someone please recommend somthing?
The answer is … It depends.
If you have your background image within a div then you can position your flash oject/embed within it. I am using the css inline here but you can use IDs/classes and a stylesheet if you prefer.
Example:
<div style="background: #fff; url(BGImage.jpg) top left no-repeat; position: relative; width: 400px;">
//position the flash movie 50 pixels to the left.
<object style="position: absolute; left: 50px; top: 0px; z-index:100" value="yourmovie.swf"….>
<embed style="position: absolute; left: 50px; top: 0px;z-index:100" value="yourmovie.swf"….>
…
</embed>
</object>
</div>
What are the pros or cons to each. I’ve only used front page and I’ve been told that dreamweaver is better just wondering. Thanks!
FrontPage is proprietary software that adds a bunch of unnecessary and non-validated code. Dreamweaver doesn’t add code, you do the code yourself. It’s also better at cross-browser testing since you can add browsers into it. You would do just as well with Coda (Mac) or Notepad ++.
I currently have a website, but i now have created an newer version. I’m trying to upload my new site to replace the old site, but every time I try to upload it, the old site is still there. I’m using dreamweaver CS3 and need this site up asap. Please could someone help me, feel free to ask me any questions.
Your site will be stored on a web server with the hosting provider you can access it either by FTP or by another means the provider has given you. You need to login to the FTP site and delete the old site then upload the new site that way. New files will not replace old files on FTP servers they just get renamed to something like Index(!).html etc. You need to delete the old one first then uplaod the new one.
!! Always Backup your files before you delete them !!
Okay, I am designing a website for a shop I used to work at, and I created a logo with a transparent background. I am trying to figure out how to import it (while still retaining the transparent background) into a Dreamweaver site. Every time I try to do it, it shows a white background for the 250×250 logo on the site, but I want the background to be completely transparent. How can I do this? Thanks in advance!
You need to save it as a PNG or GIF to use transparency on a web page. JPEG doesn’t support transparency in an image. Remember however, some older browsers don’t display PNGs with transparency.
I’ve been using the computers at my university to work on the site, but I got the program today so I jumped all my files from the school’s computers to my computer. I’ve been editing, and I’m just now noticing that things are saving in DreamWeaver, but they’re not showing up on my site. Why?
Read the directions for starting with Dreamweaver. You need to make a projects folder and install all your files in exactly the same relationship as they were at work. Then DW will inform you that any new files are not in your Projects folder and ask you if you want to move/copy it to that folder. This way, when you set up the FTP function to Publish any new or updated files, everything will work correctly online.
Ron