Once you have opened Dreamweaver for the first time, you will need to define the connection to the site that you will be editing and organize the Dreamweaver workspace.

Site Management

To create a new site choose Site > New Site to open the dialog boxes that will lead you through the process. The following links take you to images of the dialog boxes that define the site. Enter the information shown in the images. You will need to enter your login, password, name and email address in place of the one shown.

Panel 1 — Panel 2 — Panel 3 — Panel 4 — Panel 5 — Panel 6

Workspace Layout

When you have completed the following process your workspace should look like this Screen Capture.

Properties Panel: This is the panel at the bottom left of the page
If it is not open choose Window > Properties to open.
Click on the small triangle in the lower right corner of the Property Inspector to collapse the panel.

Insert Panel: This is the panel at the top left of the page.
If it is not open choose Window > Insert to open.
Click on the favorites tab.
Right-Click within the Favorites Tab area and choose Customize favorites from the contextual menu.
From the left list choose Hyperlink, Email Link, Image, Insert Row Above and Insert Row Below.
Click the chevron arrow between the lists to move them to the right list.
When you have moved the icons, click OK.
Drag the Insert panel to the bottom of the screen and snap it to the top of the Properties Panel.
Stretch the panel to be the same width as the Properties Inspector panel.

Files Panel: There is a set of panels ar the right side of the screen.
The Files panel contains a tab named Files.
Click and drag this tab out of the set of panels.
Drag this Files panel to the left until it snaps to the left of the Properties Inspector and Insert panels.
Click and drag the lower right corner of the panel to stretch it to the right side of the screen with its bottom left corner snaps to the top right corner of the Insert panel.

Page Panel: Double click on a page from the list on the Files panel.
Drag and size the page to fit and fill the space to the left of the Files panel and above the Insert panel.
Choose Split from the display choices at the top left of the Page panel.
Click and drag the horizontal bar between the two halves to favor the space provided to the Design view.

Save the Workspace:
Choose Window > Workspace Layout > Save Current.
Enter an appropriate name (e.g., CAED) and click OK.
You will now be able to recall this workspace by going to Window > Workspace Layout and choosing the name.

Preferences

Most preferences are left in their default state. The following images are provided so the preference settings can be checked.
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