"Help" error 404 in Dreamweaver CS6

Question

I have just purchased Dreamweaver CS6 after more than twelve years of web-site development using NetObjects Fusion and hand-coding.
Conscious of the step-up in possibilities offered by CS6, I am keen to learn as I go (un-learning my existing bad habits too). 
Sadly, at the first hurdle, I tried to click on "Help" on the first page and had Error 404 returned.
I have been looking at the excellent tutorials, but thought all the promises of seamless integration would not trip up so soon.
My default browser is Firefox - is that the problem?  I don't trust IE which keeps falling over.
Any help would be happily received!
NigelHS

Answer 1

Hi Nigel,
Welcome to the Dreamweaver forum. 
Having used NOF for several years, I know what you're going through.
First, define your local site folder.  Go to Site > New Site.  Tell DW where to find  the folder containing all your site files.  This is an important 1st step, otherwise DW cannot properly manage links and assets for you.  See screenshots.
You will probably want to define your remote server settings too, but you don't need to do that to work on local files.
Root directory is where your hosting provider told you to put your files.  This varies by host.  The directory could be public_html, www or htdocs.  Some hosts don't use a directory in which case you should leave this field blank.
Run a Test.  If you can't connect, click on More Options:
Chances are you will need to re-build your site with CSS layouts and cleaner HTML code.  Initially, I used Find & Replace to strip out all the old NOF proprietary tags, inline font styles, tables, etc...  It's a tedious task but well worth it in the long run.
Finally, validate your code with the W3C validation tools and fix all reported errors.
     Code validation tools:
          CSS - http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
          HTML - http://validator.w3.org/
Have fun!
Nancy O.