I have atlast had time to explore DW more fully and AI offered these suggestions which have got DW working again for me:How to Correctly Set Up Your Site Open Site Setup: In Dreamweaver’s top menu, go to Site > New Site... (or Site > Manage Sites... if editing an existing definition). Configure General Settings: Site Name: Give your project a recognizable name (e.g., My Static Site). Local Site Folder: Click the folder icon and choose the local folder on your Mac where your .html files reside. Leave "Servers" Empty: In the left panel of the Site Setup window, skip the Servers tab completely. Static HTML does not require a local network or testing server definition. Save: Click Save and then Done. Your files will populate the Files panel on the right. How to Preview Your Pages in Safari Dreamweaver includes built-in preview mechanisms that handle port binding automatically. Real-Time Preview (Recommended): Open any .html file from your project. Click the Real-Time Preview icon (the small device/browser icon at the bottom-right corner of the workspace). Select Safari. Dreamweaver will start its internal preview server on an automatically assigned dynamic port (such as http://127.0.0) with live reloading as you make edits. Direct Browser Preview: Press Option + F12 (or your assigned secondary browser shortcut) to preview the page directly in Safari via the local file path (file:///Users/...). ----- This worked for me on a Mac so I hope that it may help others.

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This is not really a question but enable others to get DW working.

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August 21, 2026
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I have atlast had time to explore DW more fully and AI offered these suggestions which have got DW working again for me:

How to Correctly Set Up Your Site
Open Site Setup:
- In Dreamweaver’s top menu, go to Site > New Site... (or Site > Manage Sites... if editing an existing definition).
Configure General Settings:
- Site Name: Give your project a recognizable name (e.g., My Static Site).
- Local Site Folder: Click the folder icon and choose the local folder on your Mac where your .html files reside.
Leave "Servers" Empty:
- In the left panel of the Site Setup window, skip the Servers tab completely. Static HTML does not require a local network or testing server definition.
Save:
- Click Save and then Done. Your files will populate the Files panel on the right.

How to Preview Your Pages in Safari
Dreamweaver includes built-in preview mechanisms that handle port binding automatically.
Real-Time Preview (Recommended):
1. Open any .html file from your project.
2. Click the Real-Time Preview icon (the small device/browser icon at the bottom-right corner of the workspace).
3. Select Safari. Dreamweaver will start its internal preview server on an automatically assigned dynamic port (such as http://127.0.0) with live reloading as you make edits.
Direct Browser Preview:
1. Press Option + F12 (or your assigned secondary browser shortcut) to preview the page directly in Safari via the local file path (file:///Users/...).
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This worked for me on a Mac so I hope that it may help others.

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I find the AI responses get quickly to the point whereas the Adobe ones are much more convoluted and turgid!

What this response has enabled is the recognition of Safari for the display of images which were not enabled previously. (This website uses a landing page with numerous Links to image galleries built with Juicebox Builder Pro.). JBPro previews cannot be seen normally unless one adopts the AI procedure. I am sure that the Adobe Help would have solved the problem equally well but it probably took pages of text to do so?!!