Remember that a Dreamweaver site is similar to a HomeSite project—it is a way to organize files for your website. The folders you need to set up for your Dreamweaver site depend on how you work. A typical development workflow includes the following:

	Working on files directly on a server with local/network access. If you work this way, set up a server folder as your Dreamweaver local folder and do not set up a remote folder. However, you cannot use FTP or RDS to access your server; the server must be on your network.
	Working on files directly on a server with FTP or RDS access. In this case, set up your local folder on your machine to temporarily store files while you work, and set up your remote folder on the server. To prevent other team members from downloading files while you're working on them, you should enable file check-in and check-out.
	Working on files on your machine and uploading to a server. In this scenario, your Dreamweaver local folder is on your machine and your remote folder is on a server.

Once you decide how you are going to work on your website, you can set up the folders for your Dreamweaver site. There are two ways you can set up a Dreamweaver site: using the Site Definition Wizard, which guides you through the setup process; or using the Site Definition Advanced settings, which enable you to set up folders as necessary.

To use the Site Definition Wizard to set up a Dreamweaver site:

1	Choose Site > New Site.
	The Site Definition dialog box appears.
2	Click the Basic tab if it is not already showing.
	The first screen of the Site Definition Wizard appears.
3	Answer the questions on each screen, and then click Next to advance. Click Back to return to a previous screen, if necessary.
	Note: For more information about any of the setup options, see Dreamweaver Help (Help > Using Dreamweaver).

1	Choose Site > New Site.
	The Site Definition dialog box appears.
2	Click the Advanced button if the Advanced settings aren't showing.
	The Advanced tab of the Site Definition dialog displays the Local Info category options.
3	Complete the Local Info options.
	For more information, click the Help button in the dialog box.

1	Choose Site > New Site.
	The Site Definition dialog box appears.
2	Click the Advanced button if the Advanced settings aren't showing.
	The Advanced tab of the Site Definition dialog appears.
3	Select Remote Info from the Category list on the left.
	The Site Definition dialog displays the Remote Info category options.
4	Select an access method from the pop-up menu (the dialog box changes depending on your selection):
	None if you do not plan to upload your site to a server.
	Local/Network if you are accessing a network folder or if you are running a web server on your local machine.
	FTP if you connect to your web server using FTP.
	RDS (Remote Development Services) if you connect to your web server using RDS.
	For this access method, your remote folder must be on a computer running ColdFusion.
	SourceSafe Database if you connect to your web server using a SourceSafe Database.
	SourceSafe Database support is available only for Windows. To use SourceSafe with Windows, you must have Microsoft Visual SourceSafe Client version 6 installed.
	WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) if you connect to your web server using the WebDAV protocol.
5	Complete options for the access method you choose.
	For more information, click the Help button in the dialog box.
6	Click OK.

In the Site panel, choose Site > Connect or click the Connect to Remote Host button on the Site panel toolbar.

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