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Exploring the Workspace
Dreamweaver workspace elements
This section briefly describes some elements of the Dreamweaver workspace.
The Start page
enables you to open a recent document or create a new document. From the
Start page you can also learn more about Dreamweaver by taking a product tour or a tutorial.
The Insert bar
contains buttons for inserting various types of “objects,” such as images, tables,
and layers, into a document. Each object is a piece of HTML code that enables you to set
various attributes as you insert it. For example, you can insert a table by clicking the Table
button in the Insert bar. If you prefer, you can insert objects using the Insert menu instead of
the Insert bar.
various attributes as you insert it. For example, you can insert a table by clicking the Table
button in the Insert bar. If you prefer, you can insert objects using the Insert menu instead of
the Insert bar.
The Document toolbar
contains buttons that provide options for different views of the
Document window (such as Design view and Code view), various viewing options, and some
common operations such as previewing in a browser.
common operations such as previewing in a browser.
The Standard toolbar
(not displayed in the default workspace layout) contains buttons for
common operations from the File and Edit menus: New, Open, Save, Save All, Cut, Copy,
Paste, Undo, and Redo. To display the Standard toolbar, select View > Toolbars > Standard.
Paste, Undo, and Redo. To display the Standard toolbar, select View > Toolbars > Standard.
The Coding toolbar
(displayed in Code view only) contains buttons that let you perform
many standard coding operations.
The Style Rendering toolbar
(hidden by default) contains buttons that let you see how your
design would look in different media types if you used media-dependent style sheets. It also
contains a button that lets you enable or disable CSS styles.
contains a button that lets you enable or disable CSS styles.
The Document window
displays the current document as you create and edit it.
The Property inspector
lets you view and change a variety of properties for the selected
object or text. Each kind of object has different properties. The Property inspector is not
expanded by default in the Coder workspace layout.
expanded by default in the Coder workspace layout.
The tag selector
in the status bar at the bottom of the Document window shows the
hierarchy of tags surrounding the current selection. Click any tag in the hierarchy to select
that tag and all its contents.
that tag and all its contents.
Panel groups
are sets of related panels grouped together under one heading. To expand a
panel group, click the expander arrow at the left of the group’s name; to undock a panel
group, drag the gripper at the left edge of the group’s title bar.
group, drag the gripper at the left edge of the group’s title bar.
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Dreamweaver provides many other panels, inspectors, and windows. To open
Dreamweaver panels, inspectors, and windows, use the Window menu. If you can’t find
a panel, inspector, or window that’s marked as open, select Window > Arrange Panels to
neatly lay out all open panels.
Dreamweaver panels, inspectors, and windows, use the Window menu. If you can’t find
a panel, inspector, or window that’s marked as open, select Window > Arrange Panels to
neatly lay out all open panels.