Part I: Creating Great Web Sites in Java

Generating QR Code ISO/IEC18004 in Java Part I: Creating Great Web Sites

If the link that you correct appears in multiple pages and you fix the link using the broken link s Results panel, Dreamweaver prompts you with a dialog box asking whether you want to fix the remaining broken link references to the file Click the Yes button to automatically correct all other references Click the No button to leave the other files unchanged

Dreamweaver includes a variety of tools that help you manage the files and folders within a site without breaking links You can use the Files panel to rename and rearrange files and folders, as well as create new folders, all with drag-and-drop ease You need to define your site for Dreamweaver s Files panel features to work If you haven t already defined your site, turn to the instructions at the beginning of 2

To rearrange or rename files, follow these steps: 1 Select the site you want to work on (if it s not already active) in the drop-down list at the top of the Files panel When you select a site by clicking the site name, the folders and files in that site appear in the Files panel 2 Click the plus (+) sign to open the main site root folder or any subfolder so that you can access the files Click the minus ( ) sign to close a folder 3 In the Files panel, select the file or folder you want to move or rename or both To move a selected file or folder: a Drag the selected file or group of files into a folder Dreamweaver automatically changes all the related links The Files panel works much like the Explorer window on a PC or the Finder on a Mac, except Dreamweaver tracks and fixes links when you move files through the Files panel By contrast, if you move or rename site files or folders in the Finder or Explorer, you break any links set to or from those files

When you move a linked file into a new folder in Dreamweaver, the Update Files dialog box appears with a list of links that needs to be updated, as shown in Figure 4-8 b To adjust the links, choose Update If you choose Don t Update, any links to or from that file are left unchanged To rename a selected file: a Click twice on any filename or folder name b When a box appears around the name, edit it just as you would a name in the Finder or Explorer and then press Enter (Return on a Mac) Again you re prompted with the Update Files dialog box to update any links affected by the filename change c Choose Update to adjust the links

Figure 4-8: The Update Files dialog box lists all the files that will be changed during the update process

If you want to globally change a link to point at a new URL or to some other page on your site, you can use the Change Link Sitewide option to enter the new URL and change every reference automatically You can use this option to change any kind of link, including mailto, ftp, and script links For example, if an e-mail address that you use throughout your site changes, you can use this feature to fix it automatically a real timesaver You can use this feature also when you want a string of text to link to a different file than it currently does For example, you can change every instance of the words Enter This Month s Contest to link to /contest/januaryhtm instead of /contest/december htm throughout your Web site