To open an existing web site on your computer, select Open Site... from the File menu. If a web site is already open, you will be prompted to close, publish, and save it before selecting another site. Learn more.

You can also use SiteBuilder to continue working on a Yahoo! web site you created using another tool, such as Yahoo! PageBuilder or your own site building software, such as Microsoft FrontPage. (Please be aware, however, that web sites imported into Yahoo! SiteBuilder will no longer be editable in Yahoo! PageBuilder or other site wizards or software. If you are concerned about being able to edit your web site using another site building tool later, we recommend that you make a copy of your web site files and save them on your computer before importing your web site.) The web site must be stored in your Web Hosting or Merchant Solutions account. Learn more.

To import a site stored online:

1. Select Import Yahoo! Site... from the File menu.

   

   
   
2. If you are not already signed in, you will be asked to sign in to your Yahoo! Web Hosting account. (If you are already signed in but would like to sign in to a different Yahoo! Web Hosting account, you must first select Change User... from the File menu.)

   

   
   
3. You'll see a note letting you know that imported files may display differently in SiteBuilder, and that files you import and then publish with SiteBuilder will not be editable in the tool you used to originally create them. (Learn more.) Click OK to continue.

   

   
   
4. Now you'll decide in which site folder to save your imported site files. Select the radio button next to your choice:
   • If you currently have a SiteBuilder site open, you can choose to save your files in the folder containing that site. Choose Use the current site folder (note that this option will not be available if you do not currently have a site open).
   • To save your files in a new site folder, choose Create a new site folder (recommended if you're importing a complete web site).
   • To save the files in an existing site folder, choose Open an existing site folder.
   (If you haven't already used SiteBuilder to start building a site, you'll be required to create a new site folder before you can import another site.)

   

   
   
5. If you chose to create a new site, enter a name for the site and choose a location in which to save this site folder. We recommend storing the site in the default location. To choose a new location, click the Browse... button and select a new folder in which to store the site. Click OK.
6. The Import Site dialog displays the site you are importing and destination of the files to be imported. (You chose the destination folder, shown in the Import to: field, in the last step.)

   If you have associated more than one domain with your Yahoo! ID, click Browse... next to the Import from: field, then use the pull-down menu in the Import from... dialog to choose the site whose files you would like to import. Click OK to return to the Import Site dialog.

   
   
7. In the Import Site dialog, choose OK to confirm your choices and begin importing your site.

   

   
   
8. SiteBuilder will display your import progress. Please be aware that importing very large sites can take some time to complete.
   
9. You will see a confirmation message when the import process is complete. Click OK to start working with your imported site.

Note: SiteBuilder will not import files that end in the .sql extension, and will also alert you if it encounters any files whose names it can't understand. If you find that one of your file names is invalid, change the file name in your File Manager, then try importing again.