Renaming files and folders
Occasionally, you'll need to rename web pages, folders, graphics,
or other files in your site. In most cases, there will be one or
more pages that link to the file you're renaming (or to files in
a folder you're renaming), and these links will break if they aren't
updated to use the new name.
Fortunately, Dreamweaver's site cache keeps track of all of these
links, and if you use Dreamweaver to do the renaming, it will prompt
you about updating these links automatically. This feature saves
you a lot of time, but remember that renaming web files outside
of Dreamweaver will cause Dreamweaver's site cache to be out of
synch with your site.
Renaming with Dreamweaver is easy - as usual, there are several
possible approaches. You can start renaming by:
- highlighting the file and then selecting File > Rename
from the menu of Dreamweaver's Site window.
- highlighting the file and then pressing the F2 key on Windows
machines
- right-clicking (click and hold for a Mac) on a file icon in
Dreamweaver's Site window to reveal the Rename option.
- clicking twice slowly on the filename itself (in most cases,
depending on your operating system).
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