# Newbie to RW from Dreamweaver **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [November 16, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753 "2019-11-16T21:39:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cabinetmaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@cabinetmaker](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/cabinetmaker)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/21 "2019-11-21T02:04:42Z")
Thank you Don. I did not know that. I continually surprise myself that I have gotten as far I have knowing as little as I do. ---
**Author:** ![DLH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@DLH](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/DLH)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/22 "2019-11-21T02:13:56Z")
That shows you were your RW project file is stored. When you’ve competed your site you will publish it to a web server. The first pane in the right-hand inspector has all the the settings that control the folder and file names used when RW generates the actual HTML files (via publishing or export). The current, best practices are to name the folder to indicate what is on it. Leave the filename as index.html. You should keep all of your pages in the same RW project file. This will allow you to better manage your site navigation. You could use Offsite pages to link to your external gallery pages, if you want them in your menu. If you just want to link to them from a text or image link, then you don’t need to. However, you should probably consider using Stacks and a gallery stack that can read your images from a folder on your web server. This will allow you to have consistent navigation on those pages too. ---
**Author:** ![joemart1951](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joemart1951/32/1193_2.png) [@joemart1951](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joemart1951)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/23 "2019-11-21T03:00:23Z")
What are you creating the galleries in…just wondered? I know some your current ones use flash… and that will not work on most phones or pads! ---
**Author:** ![vroomfoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@vroomfoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vroomfoto)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/24 "2019-11-21T03:05:46Z")
The app I use is jAlbum. My older galleries use flash, but the “skin” I plan to use going forward will be responsive for all devices and screen sizes and based on javascript I believe. And yes I’m planning to rebuild all my galleries from 2004 to today, however each event will consist of a single gallery as opposed to how they are now with multiple per race/event. Here’s a link: > **[jAlbum Blog - Skin evolution: Turtle to Tiger](https://jalbum.net/blog/entry/skin-evolution-turtle-to-tiger)** > > Responsive web design is the approach that suggests that design and development should respond to the user's be... ---
**Author:** ![joemart1951](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joemart1951/32/1193_2.png) [@joemart1951](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joemart1951)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/25 "2019-11-21T03:07:40Z")
All of that could be built with RW… we can talk about that…and it would be much simpler. ---
**Author:** ![vroomfoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@vroomfoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vroomfoto)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/26 "2019-11-21T03:10:36Z")
So although I’m radically changing my site design, thanks to RW8, I want to keep my structure similar to how I present my galleries now. One nav button pointing to a galleries page, then that page having buttons/links to each individual year (2004, 2005, 2006…2019), and when a particular year is clicked, it’d present the events I covered that year and each event linked to its specific image gallery. ---
**Author:** ![joemart1951](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joemart1951/32/1193_2.png) [@joemart1951](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joemart1951)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/27 "2019-11-21T03:11:22Z")
that is just design ---
**Author:** ![vroomfoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@vroomfoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vroomfoto)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/28 "2019-11-21T03:15:39Z")
Ok…sounds interesting. I tried a gallery in RW yesterday and it automatically added a nav button. When I saw that happen I figured it wouldn’t work for me as I’ll be creating dozens of galleries by the time I’m done. And also, could you have a look above at my screenshots and tell me if I’ve set up/saved my site correctly? ---
**Author:** ![joemart1951](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joemart1951/32/1193_2.png) [@joemart1951](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joemart1951)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/29 "2019-11-21T03:17:46Z")
Gve me a few mins ---
**Author:** ![DLH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@DLH](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/DLH)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/30 "2019-11-21T03:22:09Z")
> [@vroomfoto](#): > > And also, could you have a look above at my screenshots and tell me if I’ve set up/saved my site correctly? I would say no, you didn’t. RW is a website builder not an HTML editor. You will want to keep all of your pages in one RW project file. I roughly outlined your site in a blank project. Here’s a few screenshots: ![27%20PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/f/f/ff858de970c25ef184a324370cef72014dde6d00.png) ![46%20PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/9/2/92b8d251161073d54f9157c5d9c8ef0aa432a580.png) With the way the folders are named, your home page will be: `http://www.vroomfoto.com/` Your main gallery page will be at: `http://www.vroomfoto.com/galleries` Your Formula 1 page will be at: `http://www.vroomfoto.com/galleries/formula1` That creates a nice site structure. It helps search engine understand the layout of your website, which helps SEO. ---
**Author:** ![vroomfoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@vroomfoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vroomfoto)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/31 "2019-11-21T03:32:46Z")
Wow, how’d you do that so quickly?? Lol, somehow it looks like the two pages I created are two separate projects then…somehow. So is there a way for me to restructure it correctly, or I need to restart again? And when RW prompts me to save the project, I can creat a file named Vroomfoto3, for example? And from my understanding, then RW will hold all the pages/elements…of my whole site in one file/project? ---
**Author:** ![DLH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@DLH](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/DLH)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/32 "2019-11-21T03:40:13Z")
Well, there’s no contention those pages yet! I just added a few pages and set the page name and the browser title and folder on a few. And, the titles I copied from your existing site. Yes, for most uses you have one RW project file for each website, not for each web page. Start by entering the General settings which are about your website. Then begin adding pages and setting the info on the right for each. > [@vroomfoto](#): > > So is there a way for me to restructure it correctly Yes, just open both your existing projects in RW and drag and drop one page into the other project. Yes, you can name the project Vroomfoto3 when you save (or save as) it. ---
**Author:** ![vroomfoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@vroomfoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vroomfoto)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/33 "2019-11-21T04:00:23Z")
Ok I think it might be saved correctly now: ![47%20PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/e/de434843de8fa54d93eb9483577a3895bdb3cbc6.jpeg) Unfortunately I seem to have named the project home - can I change it? And on the right, in Folder field, is that where the project is saved? Can I rename that folder and move it elsewhere or it must remain where RW created it? ---
**Author:** ![vroomfoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@vroomfoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vroomfoto)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/34 "2019-11-21T04:04:30Z")
Sorry, I’m getting confused. I have the project saved in Website Vroomfoto3. I closed it and renamed it in that folder. ---
**Author:** ![joemart1951](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joemart1951/32/1193_2.png) [@joemart1951](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joemart1951)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/35 "2019-11-21T04:09:26Z")
Where the project is saved makes no difference…as long as you can find it. ---
**Author:** ![vroomfoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@vroomfoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vroomfoto)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/36 "2019-11-21T04:12:26Z")
Ok that’s great. I’m finding that coming from a DW environment has me thinking in a totally different way structurally. I need to get used to “letting go” and having RW handle all that setup/structure work for me. It really has simplified the way the site is managed - I have it set to copy images, so now I don’t even need to save the images I use in their own folder and create the links between them and the pages…really nice! ---
**Author:** ![joemart1951](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joemart1951/32/1193_2.png) [@joemart1951](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joemart1951)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/37 "2019-11-21T04:13:37Z")
Did you look at the sample page with the galleries? ---
**Author:** ![vroomfoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@vroomfoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vroomfoto)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/38 "2019-11-21T04:24:42Z")
The Reflections of my Life? I just checked your link out. Pretty cool. I guess this is along the lines of what I could do. I’d have the year, then dropdown to the events from that year, then image gallery for each event. So that’s all done in RW? How much control do you have in terms of slide size? Or watermark? ---
**Author:** ![joemart1951](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joemart1951/32/1193_2.png) [@joemart1951](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joemart1951)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/39 "2019-11-21T04:26:34Z")
slide size? Watermarks are done external. ---
**Author:** ![vroomfoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@vroomfoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vroomfoto)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753/40 "2019-11-21T04:28:36Z")
Sorry, by slide I meant size of the larger image, not the thumbnail. [Previous page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/newbie-to-rw-from-dreamweaver/29753.md?page=3)