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Editing/Updating Pages

You were just put in charge of a web site that already exists, told to update the pages, put up new content and keep it all current. If you've ever created a web page, updating them is even easier. Here's what you can do to get started.

  • Get access to the web server
  • (How?)
  • Download the Dreamweaver HTML editor
  • (Windows) (Mac)
  • Check out the Dreamweaver FAQ
  • (Where?)
  • Take a class about Dreamweaver
  • (Where?)
  • Create a "staging area"
  • (How?)
  • Learn how to SFTP
  • (How?) (What is SFTP?)

 

How and Why to Create a Staging Area
A staging area is simply a folder on the web server where you can test your pages without your audience being able to find them.
To create a staging area, simply create a new subfolder in your account on the web server. Understand that the URL to view pages in this folder will be your normal URL with the folder name appended.
The benefit of a staging area is you can work on web pages and test how they will actually look in browsers on different platforms without affecting your "live" site. Once your files are complete and look the way you want them to, simply move them up a level into your main folder.

 

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