You can use Dreamweaver to edit an existing site on your local disk, even if you didn't use Dreamweaver to create the original site.

To edit an existing Web site:

1	Choose Site > New Site.
	In the Site Definition dialog box that appears, the Local Info category is selected.
2	Enter the following options:
	In the Site Name field, enter a name for the site. The site name appears in the Site window and on the Site > Open Site submenu. Use any name you like since it will not appear in the browser and is only for your reference.
	In the Local Root Folder field, specify the folder on your local disk that contains all the existing files and folders for your site. Click the folder icon to browse to and select the folder.
	Select the Refresh Local File List Automatically option if it isn't already selected, to indicate that Dreamweaver should automatically refresh the local file list every time you copy files into your local site.
	In the HTTP Address field, enter the URL that your remote Web site will use, so that Dreamweaver can verify links within the site that use absolute URLs. For example, the URL for the Macromedia Web site is http://www.macromedia.com.
	Select the Enable Cache option if it's not already selected. A site cache improves the speed of Dreamweaver for link and site management and allows you to use the Assets panel. (For more information about the Assets panel, see the Dreamweaver documentation.) So unless you have a very large site, leave this option selected.
3	Click OK.
	Dreamweaver creates a site cache.
4	If the Site window doesn't appear, choose Site > Site Files.
	The Site window appears. The Site window provides two visual representations of your site (Site Map and Site Files) and can be used to open, add, and delete files. For more information about the site window and site management, see the Dreamweaver documentation.

When you're ready to publish the site on a remote server, you will need to add information about the remote site.