New to web design

Hi
I built a site using dreamweaver cs3 it was my first attempt,
I used a purchased template and modified it a bit.
The site works locally and there are no broken or external
links and the ftp upload report said everything went well.
I can view the first page when typing in the url but get a
HTTP Error 404 when clicking any of the links. Nothing has been
removed or changed and nothing is protected.
I have read the servers help, which is limited and I have
been reading dreamweaver help and Microsoft support but I am
getting no where.
Can you think of anything I could do or read t try to fix
this problem? Have I done something wrong?
Here is a link to the site in case that helps
www.acprint.com.au
Thanks

None of the second tier of links are correct.
This <li><a href="#">Business
Cards</a></li>
Should be <li><a href=""name of the business card
file.html">Business
Cards</a></li>
and so on...
"acprint" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:gk3rg3$qsq$[email protected]..
> Hi
>
> I built a site using dreamweaver cs3 it was my first
attempt, I used a
> purchased template and modified it a bit.
>
> The site works locally and there are no broken or
external links and the
> ftp
> upload report said everything went well.
>
> I can view the first page when typing in the url but get
a HTTP Error 404
> when
> clicking any of the links. Nothing has been removed or
changed and nothing
> is
> protected.
>
> I have read the servers help, which is limited and I
have been reading
> dreamweaver help and Microsoft support but I am getting
no where.
>
> Can you think of anything I could do or read t try to
fix this problem?
> Have I
> done something wrong?
>
> Here is a link to the site in case that helps
>
> www.acprint.com.au
>
> Thanks
>
>

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> way to start the layout for your design? I don't really
know how to use
> CSS so
> I am starting out with general tables. I want to insert
a .swf navigation
> bar
> up top (center) and a panel on the left side for other
links = the very
> basic
> upside-down L.
> I began with a table set for 100%, then nested another
table inside. I
> began
> nesting tables within that nested table but it turned
into a big mess
> where
> things became misaligned the more content i inserted.
> Any help would be appreciated!
> J.
>

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