Points to Keep in Mind
Alana,
Keep a few things in mind as we work through this.
First, if you don't like the way something is going or whatever, speak up. I'm flexible, and I don't want to be sounding as if I am telling you how it should be, just trying to help you get what you want and do it so your work will be easier later on, with css and includes.
Second, keep in mind that at first everything is going to look very weird. There will be strange combinations of css/content for a while that won't match up (combining your old site stuff with the new template), so don't worry about it. We will straighten it out in time. We need to get some content moved before fixing the css.
Third, I will try to explain everything as clearly as possible. I don't want to sound like I am talking down to anyone but I will try to be as simple and clear as possible, even if some things sound obvious.
Fourth, it may seem to make it take longer, but I want to explain why some things are being done as we go along. That way you will be able to follow through easier. I expect that after we are done with the home page you will be able to do the others easily.
As far as your editor is concerned, since you are not able to open the files like you want in your Dreamweaver we have to decide on an alternative before going further. I would suggest downloading the free version of NoteTab and take a look at it. It is very easy to use. But if you want to just get started, you can open the index.html file in Notepad and work on it there. If you do you will type each code by hand. Let me know if you want to start immediately using Notepad, if you want to check out another text editor like NoteTab Lite, or if by chance you have gotten Dreamweaver to work.
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