Operation Manual

USING DREAMWEAVER

Creating and Managing Files

Last updated 3/28/2012

Access a local drive or your desktop

1 In the Files panel (Window > Files), select Desktop, Local Disk, or CD Drive from the menu (where the current site,

server, or drive appears).

2 Navigate to a file, then do any of the following:

• Open files in Dreamweaver or another application

• Rename files

• Copy files

• Delete files

• Drag files

When you drag a file from one Dreamweaver site to another or to a folder that is not part of a Dreamweaver site,

Dreamweavercopies the file to the location where you drop it. If you drag a file within the same Dreamweaver site,

Dreamweavermoves the file to the location where you drop it. If you drag a file that is not part of a Dreamweaver site

to a folder that is not part of a Dreamweaver site, Dreamweaver moves the file to the location where you drop it.

Note: To move a file that Dreamweaver copies by default, hold down the Shift key (Windows) or the Command key

(Macintosh) while you drag. To copy a file that Dreamweaver moves by default, hold the Control key (Windows) or the

Option key (Macintosh) while you drag.

Customize the file and folder details displayed in the expanded Files panel

When you view a Dreamweaver site in the expanded Files panel, information about the files and folders is displayed

in columns. For example, you can see the file type or the date a file was modified.

You can customize the columns by doing any of the following (some operations are only available for columns you

add, not default columns):

• Reorder or realign columns

• Add new columns (for a maximum of 10 columns)

• Hide columns (except the filename column)

• Designate columns to be shared with all users connected to a site

• Delete columns (custom columns only)

• Rename columns (custom columns only)

• Associate columns with a Design Note (custom columns only)

Change the order of the columns

❖ Select a column name, and then click the up or down arrow button to change the position of the selected column.

Note: You can change the order of any column except Name, which is always the first column.

Add, delete, or change detail columns

1 Select Site > Manage Sites.

2 Select a site, then click Edit.

3 Expand Advanced Settings and select the File View Columns category.

4 Select a column and click the Plus (+) button to add a column, or the Minus (–) button to delete a column.