To get started with Dreamweaver it is best to set up a site in Dreamweaver by "Site -> New Site". Think of it as a "project folder" where you keep all your HTML page for your site. Note that many people (as do I) like to use the "Advanced" tab of the "Site Definition" dialog.

Here are some tutorials to show you how to setup a site in Dreamweaver...

• Set up a site in Dreamweaver - our own tutorial
• First Website Part 1 - by Adobe
• Create site with Dreamweaver CS3

Some more advanced tutorials...

• setting up Dreamweaver site for local ColdFusion development