Chapter 9. Publishing Your Web Site

In This Chapter

  • Checking for broken links and missing files

  • Running your site reports

  • Checking browser compatibility

  • Publishing to a Web server

  • Making site improvements

When you're ready to launch your Web site, you can take lots of steps to ensure that your site looks and works great. Dreamweaver's tools and reports streamline the process of testing and fixing any problems so that you can present your visitors with a great first impression.

Clean Up after Yourself!

The first step toward getting your Web site ready for the world is making sure everything works and all your files are in order. Dreamweaver is packed full of tools that let you know exactly what's broken, what can be done better, and how your site will perform across a spectrum of different browsers.

One of the key benefits of a Dreamweaver site is its ability to see relationships between your various pages and files and detect any broken links or missing images before you copy the site up for public viewing. Choose Files

Clean Up after Yourself!

To use the Check Links Sitewide feature, follow these steps:

  1. Choose Window

    Clean Up after Yourself!
    Files to open the Files panel.

    You can also use the F8 shortcut key (Windows or Mac).

  2. Open the Files panel menu (it's in the upper-right corner) and choose SiteCheck Links Sitewide.

    The Link Checker panel appears ...

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