You should be able to see your PDF file listed among your other files. This is important. If it's not there, it means that you've copied the file to the wrong location. If so, go back to the first step and fix it. Now select the text on your web page that you want to make into a link.
If this is all unfamiliar to you, you may want to revisit chapter 5 of the Dreamweaver tutorial on how to make a link to refresh your memory. That same chapter also tells you how to make an image into a link, if that's what you want. Click "Insert Hyperlink" from the menu. That is, click the "Insert" menu, followed by the "Hyperlink" item in the menu that appears.
In the "Hyperlink" dialog box that appears, click the folder icon beside the "Link" field. A "Select File" dialog box will be displayed. You should be able to immediately see your PDF file. Click it. This should place the name of the PDF file into the "File name" field. Then click the "OK" button. You should be returned to the "Hyperlink" dialog box. Click the "OK" button to dismiss this box as well. Finally, publish your web page using "Site Synchronize Sitewide". Or at least, it doesn't in the version I'm using.
When you click the "Preview" button while synchronizing, you should be able to see your PDF file in the list of files that Dreamweaver thinks it needs to upload. If you don't know what I'm talking about here, it means you really need to read the main Dreamweaver tutorial series. You should now test the modified web page in your browser. Load the web page that you modified earlier in your web browser. Click the link to the PDF file. If you have installed a PDF plugin in your browser often the default if you have installed a PDF reader , the browser will open the file within its window.
Some users prefer this, but others would prefer a simpler solution that requires absolutely no coding skills. You can do a lot with Dreamweaver, and a lot of experienced developers prefer using this software for the flexibility it provides.
Luckily there are plenty of tutorials available online, so you can grow your skills quickly. But, it will take some time and initiative on your part. Or at least troubleshoot until you can fix the problem.
You can grow these skills in time. But, if you need to get a site online quickly there are better options out there. For those who are building out multiple sites, or love the software, this cost is a no-brainer. Follow the steps below to create and publish your first Dreamweaver website:. So, head over to the Adobe website , and choose the plan that works for you. There are also discounts for businesses, teachers, and students that are available too.
This will walk you through the initial process of setting up your Dreamweaver workspace. This will allow you to use either the visual editor or the code to build out and customize your site. Next, choose the color scheme for your editor. But for those who want to continue building their sites from scratch and learning the ins and outs of this tool, then this section of this tutorial is for you.
If you want to use one of the starter templates to build out your site, instead of creating from scratch, then skip to the next section of the tutorial. It should look like the screen below:.
Then, name the file index. This will help to give your site proper structure. Now you should have a blank window like the image below. This is what your site currently looks like! This is the top portion of your site that usually includes your logo or the name of your site. You might have to scroll down a bit to find the option. All of the choices here are different HTML elements you can add to your site.
This is important for SEO purposes and letting the search engines know what your site is about. To do this highlight the header text in the code section of your editor. This will allow you to make changes to the header text without changing your entire header.
To do this navigate to the DOM editor lower right-hand corner , and select the H1 tag you created. Feel free to play around with these options as much as you want.
Chances are you want your site to be a lot more than just a massive header. Or, you can find your own images and upload them. For this tutorial, we chose the later. Dreamweaver has a very useful built-in preview feature.
This will let you see what your site looks like across a variety of web browsers and mobile devices. This can help you catch any glaring errors before you decide to move onto the next step and upload your site to your server. In the Common category of the Insert panel, click the Hyperlink button.
If the frame containing the link is not nested, the linked file loads into the full browser window. In the Tab Index box, enter a number for the tab order. In the Title box, enter a title for the link. In the Access Key box, enter a keyboard equivalent one letter to select the link in the browser.
Click OK. Create link to a Word or Excel document. You can insert a link to a Microsoft Word or Excel document in an existing page. In Design view, open the page where you want the link to appear. The Insert document dialog box appears. Linking to a Word or Excel document. Set the relative path of new links. In the Manage Sites dialog box, double-click your site in the list. Set the relative path of new links by selecting the Document or Site Root option.
Click Save. The new path setting applies only to the current site. Link to a specific place in a document. Create an anchor. In the Document window select and highlight the item that you want to set as an anchor. Add anchors for linking. Link back to an anchor. In the Link box of the Property inspector, type a number sign and the name of the anchor. Link to a named anchor using the Point-To-File method.
Open the document containing the named anchor. If this is another open document, you must switch to it. Do one of the following:. Create an e-mail link using the Insert Email Link command. Do one of the following to insert the link:. In the Common category of the Insert panel, click the Email Link button. In the Text box, type or edit the body of the e-mail. In the Email box, type the e-mail address, then click OK. Auto-populate the subject line of an e-mail.
Create an e-mail link using the Property inspector as outlined above. In the Link box of the Property inspector, add? Do not type any spaces between the question mark and the end of the e-mail address.
The complete entry would look as follows: mailto:someone yoursite. Create null and script links. Create a null link. In the Property inspector, type javascript:; the word javascript , followed by a colon, followed by a semicolon in the Link box. Create a script link. In the Link box of the Property inspector, type javascript: followed by some JavaScript code or a function call.
Do not type a space between the colon and the code or call. Update links automatically. Enable automatic link updates. In the Preferences dialog box, select General from the category list on the left. Create a cache file for your site. Select a site, and then click Edit. In the Local Info category, select Enable Cache. Re-create the cache. Change a link sitewide. Select a file in the Local view of the Files panel. Complete these options in Change Link Sitewide dialog box:.
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