Changing the default file type

By default, Adobe Dreamweaver shows all the file types it recognizes in the File > Open dialog box. You can use a pop-up menu in that dialog box to limit the display to certain types of files. If most of your work involves a specific file type (such as ASP files), you can change the default display. Whatever file type is listed on the first line of the Adobe Dreamweaver Extensions.txt file becomes the default.

NOTE

If you want to see all file types in the File > Open dialog box (even the files Adobe Dreamweaver can't open), you must select All Files (*.*). This is different from All Documents, which shows only the files Adobe Dreamweaver can open.

To change the Adobe Dreamweaver default File > Open file type:

  1. Make a backup copy of the Extensions.txt file in the Configuration folder.
  2. Open Extensions.txt in Adobe Dreamweaver or in a text editor.
  3. Cut the line corresponding to the new default and paste it at the beginning of the file so that it becomes the first line of the file.
  4. Save the file.
  5. Restart Adobe Dreamweaver.

    To see the new default, select File > Open, and look at the pop-up menu of file types.

To add new file types to the menu in the File > Open dialog box:

  1. Make a backup copy of the Extensions.txt file in the Configuration folder.
  2. Open Extensions.txt in Adobe Dreamweaver or in a text editor.
  3. Add a new line for each new file type.
    1. In capital letters, enter the filename extensions that the new file type can have, separated by commas.
    2. Add a colon and a brief description to show in the pop-up menu for file types that appear in the File > Open dialog box.

    For example, for JPEG files, enter the following:

    JPG,JPEG,JFIF:JPEG Image Files

  4. Save the file.
  5. Restart Adobe Dreamweaver.

    To see the changes, select File > Open, and click the pop-up menu of file types.