Other than the two linked files detailed on http://umbc.edu/gradbusiness/techdocuments/system/gradschoolwebsite/structure, all content for each page is located in its respective HTML file, and in order to update the page, simply make edits directly to said HTML file.

When adding a page to the site, it is easiest to start by downloading a file from whatever sub-directory your new file will ultimately belong to, copy and rename that old file as your new page, and then simply replace the main content with whatever the new page is meant to contain. There was no reason to create a template file which would have to be kept current in each sub-directory of the site when its simpler to just copy and rename an existing file, but if requested, I can certainly create template files in each directory.

The best way to become familiar with the structure of the site and pages is to simply take a look at and begin working with the code, making revisions as needed.

Until you are comfortable working with the files, its probably a good idea to save an original version of any updated files (which is something I still do for any pages I revise on the UMBC site).

All of the original photoshop and fireworks image files are in a folder called “PSD_files” so that the images can be revised easily if need be.

includes directory contains code snippets that are used on multiple web pages.

analytics.inc
JavaScript used to get statistics of web pages by Google Analytics

cache_control.php
PHP snippet that disables caching of web pages by browsers

footer.inc
HTML snippet that contains footer of web pages

header.inc
PHP snippet that contains header of web pages, it consists of three different files which are topnav.inc, wrapper_top.php, and menu.php.

root.php
PHP snippet that contains root path of website, it is used in menu.php and wrapper_top.php. (root.php was created so that there is no need to create mutiple menu.php and wrapper.php for different directory levels.)

topnav.inc
HTML snippet that contains top navigation

wrapper_top.php
HTML snippet that contains UMBC logo and search box

menu.php
HTML snippet that contains dropdown menu

In order to manage a website using Dreamweaver, it is necessary to define a new site and configure settings of the site properly.

On menu at the top, select Site → select New Site... → select Advanced tab

Under Category, select Local Info and enter the following information for corresponding field.
Site name: <name of a site, ex: gradschool>
Local root folder: <select a directory that contains local copies of gradschool website, ex: C:\xampp\htdocs\local\gradschool\>
HTTP address: http://www.umbc.edu/gradschool/

Under Category, select Remote Info and enter the following information for corresponding field.
Access: FTP
FTP host: gl.umbc.edu
Host directory: /afs/umbc.edu/public/www/gradschool/
Login: <UMBC username>
Password: <UMBC password>
Check Use Secure FTP(SFTP)