MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual page 337

The only links that Dreamweaver verifies are links to documents within the site; Dreamweaver
compiles a list of external links that appear in the selected document or documents, but does not
verify them.
To check links within the current document:
Save the file to a location within your local Dreamweaver site.
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Select File > Check Page > Check Links.
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The Broken Links report appears in the Link Checker panel (in the Results panel group).
In the Link Checker panel, select External Links from the Show pop-up menu to view
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another report.
The External Links report appears in the Link Checker panel (in the Results panel group).
Tip: You can check for orphaned files when you check links across an entire site.
To save the report, click the Save Report button in the Link Checker panel.
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Note: The target browser report is a temporary file—it will be lost if you don't save it.
To check links within a portion of a local site:
In the Files panel, select a site from the Current Sites pop-up menu.
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In Local view, select the files or folders to check.
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Initiate the check by doing one of the following:
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) one of the selected files, and then
select Check Links > Selected Files/Folders from the context menu.
Select File > Check Page > Check Links.
The Broken Links report appears in the Link Checker panel (in the Results panel group).
In the Link Checker panel, select External Links from the Show pop-up menu to view
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another report.
The External Links report appears in the Link Checker panel (in the Results panel group).
Tip: You can check for orphaned files when you check links across an entire site (see the
next procedure).
To save a report, click the Save Report button in the Link Checker panel.
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To check links in the entire site:
In the Files panel, select a site from the Current Sites pop-up menu.
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Select Site > Check Links Sitewide.
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The Broken Links report appears in the Link Checker panel (in the Results panel group).
In the Link Checker panel, select External Links or Orphaned Files from the Show pop-up
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menu to view another report.
A list of files that fit the report type you selected appears in the Link Checker panel.
Note: If you select Orphaned Files as your report type, you can delete orphaned files from the Link
Checker panel directly by selecting a file from the list and pressing the Delete key.
To save a report, click the Save Report button in the Link Checker panel.
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