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Work with files in the files panel – Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2014 v.13 User Manual

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A. Site Files B. Testing Server C. Repository Files

Note: Before you can view a remote site, testing server or repository, you must set up a remote site, testing server, or SVN repository.

View files outside of a Dreamweaver site

Navigate your computer using the Site pop-up menu, much as you would if you were using Windows Explorer(Windows) or the Finder

(Macintosh).

Work with files in the Files panel

You can open or rename files; add, move, or delete files; or refresh the Files panel after you make changes.

For Dreamweaver sites, you can also determine which files (on either the local or remote site) have been updated since the last time they were
transferred.

Open a file

1. In the Files panel (Window > Files), select a site, server, or drive from the pop-up menu (where the current site, server, or drive appears).

2. Navigate to the file you want to open.

3. Do one of the following:

Double-click the file’s icon.

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the file’s icon, then select Open.

Dreamweaver opens the file in the Document window.

Create a file or folder

1. In the Files panel (Window > Files), select a file or folder.

Dreamweaver will create the new file or folder inside the currently selected folder, or in the same folder as the currently selected file.

2. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), then select New File or New Folder.

3. Enter a name for the new file or folder.

4. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).

Delete a file or folder

1. In the Files panel (Window > Files), select the file or folder you want to delete.

2. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), then select Edit > Delete.

Rename a file or folder

1. In the Files panel (Window > Files), select the file or folder you want to rename.

2. Do one of the following to activate the name of the file or folder:

Click in the filename, pause, then click again.

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the file’s icon, then select Edit > Rename.

3. Type the new name over the existing name.

4. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).

Move a file or folder

1. In the Files panel (Window > Files), select the file or folder you want to move.

2. Do one of the following:

Copy the file or folder, then paste it in a new location.

Drag the file or folder to a new location.

3. Refresh the Files panel to see the file or folder in its new location.

Refresh the Files panel

Do one of the following:

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) any file or folder, then select Refresh.

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