Dreamweaver

View files and folders

You can view files and folders in the Files panel, whether they are associated with a Dreamweaver site or not. When you view sites, files, or folders in the Files panel, you can change the size of the viewing area, and, for Dreamweaver sites, you can expand or collapse the Files panel.

For Dreamweaver sites, you can also customize the Files panel by changing the view—either your local or remote site—that appears by default in the collapsed panel. Or, you can switch the content views in the expanded Files panel using the Always Show option.

Open or close the Files panel

 Select Window > Files.

Expand or collapse the Files panel (Dreamweaver sites only)

 In the Files panel (Window > Files), click the Expand/Collapse button  in the toolbar.
Note: If you click the Expand/Collapse button to expand the panel while it is docked, the panel maximizes so that you cannot work in the Document window. To return to the Document window, click the Expand/Collapse button again to collapse the panel. If you click the Expand/Collapse button to expand the panel while it is not docked, you can still work in the Document window. Before you can dock the panel again, you must first collapse it.

When the Files panel is collapsed it displays the contents of the local site, the remote site, or the testing server as a list of files. When expanded, it displays the local site and either the remote site or testing server. The Files panel can also display a visual site map of the local site.

Change the size of the view area in the expanded Files panel

 In the Files panel (Window > Files), with the panel expanded, do one of the following:

  • Drag the bar that separates the two views to increase or decrease the view area of the right or left pane.

  • Use the scroll bars at the bottom of the Files panel to scroll through the views’ contents.

  • In the site map, drag the arrow above a file to change the space between files.

Change the site view in Files panel (Dreamweaver sites only)

 Do one of the following:

  • In the collapsed Files panel (Window > Files), select Local View, Remote View, Testing Server, or Map View from the Site View pop‑up menu.

    Note: Local View appears in the Site View menu by default.
    The Local View option is the default display in the Files panel.

  • In the expanded Files panel (Window > Files), click the Site Files button (for the remote site), Testing Server button, or Site Map button in the toolbar.


    A.
    Site Files

    B.
    Testing Server

    C.
    Site Map

  • If you click the Site Map button, you can choose to view the site map with site files or to view the site map only.

    Note: Before you can view a remote site or a testing server, you must set up a remote site or testing server. Before you can view a site map, you must set up a home page.

View files outside of a Dreamweaver site

 Navigate your computer using the Site pop‑up menu, much as you would if you were using Windows Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Macintosh).