Chapter 4. Preparing a New Site

Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 is an HTML editor that lets you create Web pages and work with images or multimedia assets in a visual and/or code environment. In addition to its page development capabilities, Dreamweaver also provides tools to manage and maintain Web sites.

One of the greatest challenges of authoring content in HTML—where files, graphics, and other assets can quickly grow into the hundreds or thousands—is file management. Even a minor organizational slipup can cause your pages to go awry, with missing images and broken links, and can result in a lot of wasted time hunting around for files and fixing bad code. Dreamweaver comes with a powerful site manager that’s designed to help you keep your site organization ...

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