Keyboard Shortcuts - Cut, Copy, Paste.

File Management is vitally important to your web design career.

A web site's files should be stored in a "root" folder. It's best, especially when using Dreamweaver, that the "root" folder be located in C:\My Documents. 

Use your memory stick as the back-up.  Don't edit a web site from your memory stick!  This might work, but it's not good practice.  You'll see why in Dreamweaver.  The "root" folder should have sub-folders, for example:

• root folder - rjkwebsite2011
  • Sub-folders:
  • images
  • css
  • topic-a
  • topic-b

At the end of class you need to copy your class folders to your memory stick.  MC computers have "Deep Freeze" software installed.  "Deep Freeze" deletes your personal files when you shut down (or we lose power) and restores the original image.

You can also save your files and folders at the end of class to the "Class Data" shared drive.  This may be a different drive in different classrooms.  Ask your instructor, and review the drives in Windows Explorer (Start Button > Right Click > Explore).

So you need to know about Windows Explorer; the Windows PC file manager software; drives, folders, files, file extensions, making new folders, saving files; and cut, copy and paste

Here are some basics:

• To start, open the two-paneled Windows Explorer: 
• Start > Right Click > Explore, or
• “Flag Key” + E (They’ve never been introduced to the MS proprietary key between Ctrl and Alt.)

• Drives, folders, files.  File extensions.
  • .html or .htm - a file that can be read by a browser
  • .txt - a file that can be read by a text editor
  • .docx - a file that can be read by Word 2007, Word 2010, and later versions of word. (XML-based document
  • .doc - a file that can be read by Word 2003 and earlier versions.
  • See file extensions at About.com.
• Make a new sub-folder.
  • Windows Explorer > Select (left mouse click - one click, not two) the "Parent folder" in which the sub-folder is to reside.
  • Windows Explorer > File > New > Folder
  • Two rapid mouse clicks on a file or folder = Rename
• Select an object – one-click. Windows and PC-based software will show the selected object with a blue background.

• Then, Do something to a selected object
• Double-click a selected Object = “Rename.”
• Click on the Icon, not the Object Name to select.

Cut, copy paste, & keyboard shortcuts:

Cut, Copy, Paste, Save, New: Command Options

Action	File Menu	Select: Right-Click	Drag & Drop	Keyboard Shortcut
Cut	Edit > Cut	Object Menu > Cut		Ctrl + X
Copy	Edit >	Object Menu >Copy		Ctrl + C
Paste	Edit >	Object Menu >Paste		Ctrl + V
Save	File > Save	Object Menu >Save		Ctrl + S
Save As...	File > Save As
New	File > New			Ctrl + N
Delete		Object Menu >Delete		Delete Key or Ctrl + Z
Print	File > Print	Object Menu >Print		Ctrl + P

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