Existing site

Hi,
I have an existing HTML-site (95 folders, 520 files).... I want to integrate this in Portal.
What's the best way to convert the existing site into a content area ?
I don't want to view the HTML in a new window.
The "Item Type" (add a new item) "Text" , is that the way to view the HTML-code as a part of the screen ?
Looks a weird method to me...
Thanks,
Bart

yes, you definitely want to have the site on your local
machine. in
Dreamweaver, go to Help and select Getting Started. you
should probably
start from the beginning, but look for Setting Up Your Site
and Project
Files for instructions on how to set up your site.
neuron132 wrote:
> Hi There:
>
> I have just been tasked with maintianing our exisiting
site, and I have chosen
> dreamweaver as the tool I will use. I have not done any
web site work for a
> number of years.
>
> I would like to have a copy of the existing site
locally, but I am not even
> sure how to do that. Is that something I would want -- a
local copy that I
> modify and then upload the changes to the server? If
yes, how do I do that.
>
> I also need to upload an updated pdf to the site and
change the link, as the
> file name needs to be different.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> -Ron
>
>
>

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