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BoppyW
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November 12, 2021
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How to edit site in DW21 when I don't have the .ste file it asks for importing?

  • November 12, 2021
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I have seen a similar post from October but it's locked which is why I'm posting a new one on a similar topic.

 

My hobby sales site was orginally created in DW CS6 in Bootstrap and I last edited it in 2018. Since then I've replaced my PC and no longer have CS, but I do have the whole CC suite including DW 21.2. But it's like a whole new creature to deal with and I can't even get started with a small edit because it's asking for the .ste file which I can't create as I no longer have the old version of DW to export from.

 

Is anyone able to step me through what I need to do to import and re-upload my site files? They currently exist on my web server and also on my hard drive. But I can't figure out how to connect to my webserver without creating a site. Aaargh.

 

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    BoppyWAuthor
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    November 12, 2021

    Update: I have connected the local folder and FTP account so I can see the content but there is no way to edit in Design view or code view. What is the trick to getting the site editable please?

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 12, 2021

    HTML code is still HTML code.

     

    • Did you define your local site folder? 
    • Do your site assets and files all reside on your primary hard drive?
    • Are you opening an HTML file and it is error-free code, denoted by a green checkmark in a circle?
    • Are you in Code | Live or Design view in the document toolbar?
      To toggle between Live & Design view, use Ctrl + Shift F11.  From Live view, double-click to edit. A gold box will appear around the element.  See screenshot.

     

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    BoppyWAuthor
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    November 14, 2021

    Thanks for your reply.

    I have got a bit further along and made the most important edits. I'm going to have to spend a bit longer tidying up the site structure as things are not updating as they should when I save the template file.

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