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WebDAV Links: [Managing files with Dreamweaver]

Setting up WebDAV in Dreamweaver

WebDAV stands for "Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning" and enables course designers to manage the copying of their Dreamweaver created pages to and from the My-Files area in WebCT.

To use WebDAV with WebCT, you will need access to a computer running Dreamweaver (4 and above) and a connection to the Internet.

Log in to WebCT, and go to the MyWebCT area.

• Click on the WebDAV Info link in the top navigation bar

• Under WebDAV URLs is a list of all the units you have access to

• Copy the Course Files URL for the unit you are editing
• Click on Return to myWebCT link, then Logout of WebCT

Open Dreamweaver.

In Dreamweaver:

• Click on the Site pull-down menu
• Select New Site... from the menu

The Site Definition window appears.

• Give your new site a name. It is recommended you name your site after your course, e.g. A123 Introduction to WebCT
• Click the Next button

• Select the radio button next to "No, I do not want to use server technology"
• Click the Next button

• Select the radio button next to "Edit local copies on my machine, then upload to the server when ready"
• Click the Next button

• From the "How do you want to connect to your remote server" menu, select WebDAV
• Click the Settings button. The WebDAV Connection window will be made available

• Paste or type your WebDAV URL (as copied from the WebDAV Info area in WebCT) in to the URL text box.

NOTE!

You must delete :80 from the WebDAV URL for WebDAV to work correctly, as highlighted in the image below:

• Enter your WebCT username and password as well as an email address so WebDAV can identify you
• Click the OK button
• Click the Next button

• Enable Check In / Check Out and select "Dreamweaver should check it out". If several designers are working on one course, this will allow you to collaborate without overwriting each other's work
• Click the Next button

• You will now see a summary of your site settings. Click the Done button

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