To_Website_Security Dreamweaver 4.0 Tutorial

Dreamweaver Project

Getting Started: An Introduction

This Dreamweaver 4.0 software program can help you develop great Web sites whether you are a novice user or experienced in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) development.

An overview of the workspace will get you started. Several of the floating windows, panels, and toolbars are essential to developing your site.

  • Document workspace window. The window functions, in many respects, like a word processor. It has a menu bar with drop down menus and an icon bar with quick access to useful functions.
  • Object panel. This icon panel gives quick access to many form elements, frames, images, Flash movies, special characters, and other HTMLobjects.
  • Inspector panels. These panels permit you to fine tune elements in the document window by assigning available behaviors to HTML objects.
  • Other floating panels. These include Cascading Style Sheets, JaveScript , and templates. They permit control over other HTML elements not available in the object panel.


You can switch between Design View and Code View. Design View allows for document editing much like a word processor. Code View permits direct access to HTML editing.

You can easily control the Dreamweaver 4.0 workspace. Use the Launcher bar in the Document window or use keyboard shortcuts to open and close panels and inspectors. Rearrange panels and create custom panels.

See the other topics in this book for the following:

  • Creating a Site Plan.
  • Designing a Site.
  • Developing Site Content.
  • Publishing a Site.
  • Maintaining Sites.

Additionally, the following overview includes Using Interactive Elements to help get you started.

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