Setting Up Dreamweaver for the First Time
- First, after opening Dreamweaver, click Sites > New Site (in the toolbar).
![](/confluence/download/attachments/63774953/dreamweaver_mac_newsite.png?version=1&modificationDate=1405967554989&api=v2)
- Next, name the site and write the path for your local directory.
![](/confluence/download/attachments/63774953/dreamweaver_mac_localdir.png?version=1&modificationDate=1405967554963&api=v2)
- Click the Servers tab on the left, and enter the following information: Server Name: "organization.rice.edu" *; Connect Using: "SFTP" *; SFTP Address: "organization.rice.edu" *; port: 22; username: your username; password: your password; Root Directory: leave it blank, Dreamweaver will automatically go to the home directory of your account; Web URL; leave the default in the field. Next click save.
![](/confluence/download/attachments/63774953/dreamweaver_mac_sftpandroot.png?version=1&modificationDate=1405967554937&api=v2)
- Successful Connection will take you to a screen which looks like the following.
![](/confluence/download/attachments/63774953/dreamweaver_mac_successfulconnect.png?version=1&modificationDate=1405967561555&api=v2)
- To upload and download files/folders from the server, click Sites > Put/Get on the toolbar.
![](/confluence/download/attachments/63774953/dreamweaver_mac_putandget.png?version=1&modificationDate=1405967554950&api=v2)
- To exit the session, click the Disconnect from Remote Server button.
![](/confluence/download/attachments/63774953/dreamweaver_mac_disconnect%20button.png?version=1&modificationDate=1405967520458&api=v2)
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