Use the Dreamweaver Site Map option to provide a high-level visual representation of the structure of a local site. You can also use the Site Map view to add new files to the site; to add, remove, and change links; and to create a graphic file of the site that you can export to and print from an image editing application.
In the Site Map window, the home page for a site always appears at the top of a site map; below the home page you can see which files the home page links to.
You'll set DW3_scaal_home.html as the home page for the my_tutorial site. This page is similar to the home page you created. (It's essentially the same as the my_scaal_home document, but images and text formatting have already been added.)
There are a number of ways to define a site home page. The easiest way to set a home page is by using the context menu.
| 1 | Click the title bar of the Site window if visible, to make it active, or choose Window > Site Files. |
| 2 | In the Site window, in the Local Folder list, locate the DW3_scaal_home.html file. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the icon for the DW3_scaal_home.html file. |
| 3 | From the context menu, choose Set as Home Page. |
| 4 | Click the Site Map icon in the top left area of the Site window. |
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The Site window now appears with two views of your local site: on the left is a site map, which graphically represents the current structure of the Scaal site (with DW3_scaal_home.html as the home page), and on the right is a list of the local folder's contents
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The DW3_scaal_home page currently has no links. You'll add links to this page in the next section of this tutorial.
Leave the Site window open for now, so you can see how the site map updates as you add links to the home page.