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Creating, opening, and saving documents
31Lesson 1, Dreamweaver CS4 Jumpstart
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Creating, opening, and saving documents
The lessons throughout this book require that you create, save, and open existing  les. You can
accomplish most  le-related tasks from the File menu at the top, or from the Start page that
appears when you launch Dreamweaver.
Creating new documents
Dreamweaver creates text  les, commonly in the form of HTML  les (or web pages). It can
also create  les in a variety of text-based languages, including CSS, XML, JavaScript, and even
Flash ActionScript.
You can create blank  les that you build from the ground up, or get started with a variety of
layout templates and themes. You can create new documents from the File menu or from the
Welcome Screen.
The New Document dialog box gives you a choice of new  les in a variety of formats and templates.
1 To create a new document, choose File > New. The New Document dialog box appears.
2 Select Blank Page and under the Page Type column, choose HTML. Under Layout,
choose <none> to start a new blank document. Leave the DocType drop-down menu at
its default. Press Create.
3 Choose File > Save or File > Save As to start the process of saving your document.
4 When prompted, choose a location for your  le and assign it a name. Note that you must
save HTML  les with an .html extension, or they will not be interpreted properly in a
browser. This rule applies for  les of any type (such as .xml, .css, and .cfm).
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