3.2 Site Panel

The Site panel is the key to keeping your website organized.  It will aide you in keep 

ing track of the name and location of each element in your web site.  Typically 

located in the Files panel group, the Site panel displays the website's local site folder 

and all of it's contents, as well as all of the other folders and files on the computer.  

Need to copy a file into your website?  The Site panel allows you to simply drag and 

drop from the computer's folders and files list into the site folder.

Use the Site panel to move, rename, and delete files in the site folder, and most 

importantly, use the Site panel to transfer files between the local and remote systems 

so the Internet users can see your new and updated work.

Figure 3 2 Site panel overview (Windows)

NOTE: The option to check files in 

and out must be enabled in the 

Remote Info in order to use these 

Icon

Description

functions.  See  Setting up the 

Connects to remote host

Verifies the connection to the web server and dis 

Remote Site  on page 20. 

plays the remote view.

Refresh

Redisplays the file listing to update renamed files 

or include new files.

Get File(s)

Download files from the web server to the local 

site.

Put File(s)

Upload selected files from the local site to the web 

server.

Check Out File(s)

Check out the file to prevent others from editing 

the file while you work on it.  Green check You've 

checked it out.  Red check it is checked out by 

another person.  Lock It is read only.

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