Help transferring CSS code to Dreamweaver

[sarahs41871248]

I wrote my code in CSS for a website, and when I copy and paste it into Dreamweaver (I had been working on it in a different platform) the design that showed how I wanted in the first platform became distorted in Dreamweaver. I had created a top navigation bar with buttons, some of which had hover drop-down menus, but in Dreamweaver, the buttons are misplaced and the hover drop-down menus do not appear. I was wondering if this is a common problem and/or is there a way to fix/see what I did wrong. Thanks!

[B i r n o u]

Which version of DW do you use... and when you talk about distortion in DW, do you use the Display view or Live View ?

In addition, is your website only based on HTML or do you use a rendering language like PHP?

if your site is based on PHP, you will first need to set and use a server stack such as MAMP, WAMP, XAMPP or other.

then whether or not you use PHP, you will need to use the DW rendering mode which is Live View to ensure that the CSS layout is properly applied.

Depending on the DW version you will have a different set of button to split code and use display / live view... it is located just under or upper the document window bar. Mine, just below is set on Split and Live View for the example.

[Nancy OShea]

Which software did you use to create the CSS code?

How does the page perform in a real browser?

The best way to get help in this technical forum is to show us your code.  Upload your work to a remote server you control and post the UR here.  A distant 2nd option is to copy & paste entire code into a web forum reply.  Don't use e-mail, it won't come through.