Using Adobe GoLive CS, Part 1

Although it's obvious that there are lots of places to store things in your site window, it's not quite as clear how you actually get items in there. GoLive, like the other CS apps, usually gives you several ways to approach a task. Let's explore those now. Make sure that your site window, not a document window, is in front.

Adding New Pages

To add a blank new page to your site, do any of the following:

• Choose File, New Page from the main menu bar.

• Control-click or right-click in the site window and choose New, New Page.

• Click the Site set of tools in the Objects palette, and then drag a generic page icon into the site window.

• Click the Site set of tools in the Objects palette, and then double-click the generic page icon.

The first option opens a new page with the generic filename untitled.html. GoLive appends a number to that name if you create more than one new page. After the page has opened, you must save it into your Files list for it to become part of the site. Choose File, Save As, and give the page an appropriate name.

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Tip - In the Save dialog box is a handy-dandy button at the lower left that is a real time-saver. It's called the Site Folder button, and clicking on it reveals a direct shortcut to your root folder, as well as your Stationery, Components, and Templates folders (see Figure 9.16).

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Figure 9.16 The Site Folder button saves you time by bringing you directly to your root folder or other frequently accessed folders in your site.

The other three options in the list put the new page directly into the Files tab of the Site window and highlight the portion of the name that comes before the file extension. This makes it very easy to create a new page, and then immediately give it an appropriate name (see Figure 9.17). After the page has been named, you would simply double-click on it to open it.

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Note - When adding a new file by double-clicking from the Objects palette, you'll need to focus the pane and/or folder in which you want it to land. For example, if you want to create a new blank page inside the Templates folder in the Extras Tab, select the folder and then do the double-click trick.

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Figure 9.17 Using the contextual menu method or dragging from the Site objects puts a new file into your site and immediately lets you name it.

If you need to create a file type other than a "generic" HTML page, you would choose File, New Special, and then the file type from the menu, or use your contextual menu and select one of the choices in the New menu.

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Tip - If you save a file from an external source, for example, from Photoshop, into your site at the Finder or Explorer level, you'll need to click the Refresh View button in the Main toolbar to update your Files list.

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