settings so it connects automatically the next time. After you establish the connection, the directories on your server appear in the Files panel. You can move between views in this panel by Figure 2-11: The Files tab of the Files panel features a row of buttons across the top that control FTP functions. 64 Part I: Fulfilling Your Dreams choosing from the drop-down list at the top right (refer to Figure 2-11). The main options are Local View, which displays files on your local hard drive, and Remote View, which displays files on the server. 3. To upload a file (transfer a file from your hard drive to your Web server), select the file from the Local View panel (which shows the files on your hard drive) and click the Put Files icon (the up arrow) in the Files panel. The files automatically copy to your server when you transfer them. You can select multiple files or folders to be transferred simultaneously. After you upload files to you server, test your work by using a Web browser to view them online. Sometimes things that look and work fine on your computer (such as links) wont work on the server. 4. To download files or folders (transfer files or folders from your Web server to your hard drive), select the files or folders from the Remote View panel, (which shows the files on your server) and click the Get Files button (the down arrow) in the Files panel. The files automatically copy to your hard drive when you transfer them. Beware that when you copy files to or from your server, the file youre transferring overwrites the files that are already at the destination. Dreamweaver notifies you about the overwriting if it notices youre replacing a new file with an old one, but it isnt always able to correctly assess the proper time differences. When the transfer is complete, you can open the files on your hard drive. You can see both the remote and local views simultaneously by clicking the Expand/Collapse button on the far right side of the top of the Files panel. To collapse this Site dialog box, click the same Expand/Collapse button a second time. The arrows with the check mark and the little lock at the top of the Files panel are for the Check In/Check Out feature, which enables you to keep track of who is working on a site and prevent more than one person making changes to the same page. Chapter 4 explains this feature. If youre not happy with the FTP capabilities in Dreamweaver, you can use a dedicated FTP program, such as Fetch for the Macintosh or WS_FTP for Windows. You can download these shareware programs from www.shareware. com or www.download.com. Synchronizing Local and Remote Sites One of the most valuable features in Dreamweavers FTP options is the capability to automatically synchronize the files on your hard drive with the files on your server. This is cool because it helps you keep track of which pages youve edited and ensure that they have been updated on the server. This Chapter 2: Setting Up a Web Site with Dreamweaver 65 may not matter much to you the first time you upload your site, or if you only