Learn about using Dreamweaver CS5 to design, develop, and deploy websites. The benefits of Dreamweaver include its visual workflow, advanced site management capabilities, and support for technologies such as JavaScript, PHP, and XML.
Start a new project in Dreamweaver CS5 by defining a new site, which activates Dreamweaver's ability to resolve links, check related files, and manage assets. Establish a root directory and name the site in the Site Setup dialog box.
Create new web pages quickly by using the default document preferences defined for your site, or customize a new page by using the New Document dialog box.
Use Dreamweaver's Code view and the Property inspector to add formatting to your content as you type, ensuring the structural integrity of your page’s HTML.
Use the Assets panel to manage images, movies, scripts, and other files related to your website. Preview assets, filter assets by using the panel categories, locate assets embedded within a site, and organize assets by using folders and favorites.
Explore different techniques in Dreamweaver CS5 for adding images and artwork to your website. Use the Insert menu or the Common category of the Insert panel to select and insert an image, or drag and drop images from the Files or Assets panels.
Create links from text, images, and other elements on a web page by using various techniques in Dreamweaver CS5. Learn how to set the link text, a link title for accessibility, link target, and destination.
Learn the benefits of cascading style sheets—collections of formatting attributes applied to a single element, a whole page, or an entire website. Distinguish between external and internal styles and learn how CSS makes your website more efficient.
GS-08: Controlling CSS from the Property inspector
Perform CSS-related tasks directly from the Property inspector, without having to go the CSS Styles panel. Style font, font size, color, and more for any existing targeted rule.
Focus on specific content regions and make precise edits to a web page with Dreamweaver's Live view and CSS Inspect. Make changes to your style sheets and preview the results without leaving the application.
Site setup in Dreamweaver CS5 is simple, quick, and efficient. Learn how easy it is to set up a local Dreamweaver site by using the Site Setup dialog box so you can get started right away.
Dreamweaver CS5 advances the process of building CSS-based, standards-compliant sites with three new key features: CSS starter layouts, CSS inspection, and CSS enable/disable.
Use Dreamweaver CS5 to view code hints related to content management system frameworks such as WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla. Learn how to set up site-specific code hinting for a CMS so you can easily work with your PHP website in Dreamweaver.
In this Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5 tutorial, Greg Rewis will review the updated CSS3 support and how you can start using it to enhance your sites and projects.
Explore How to Use jQuery to Make Designing for Mobile More Efficient
In this video, Greg Rewis shows how Dreamweaver CS 5.5's support for jQuery Mobile projects. Built upon the wildly popular jQuery JavaScript framework, jQuery Mobile lets web designers and developers build mobile application interfaces quickly and consistently.
Add site functionality with ease by using the new Widget Browser. Set up and install the Widget Browser, explore Adobe Exchange, Adobe's new community-based online resource for widgets, and see a sample integration of a slideshow widget.
Ensure cross-browser site compatibility with Adobe BrowserLab. Preview and compare page design screenshots individually or in grouped Browser Sets. Explore the Browser Lab interface and its features.
Explore Dreamweaver CS5's enhanced integration tools for Content Management Systems, such as Wordpress, Drupal, and Joomla. Quickly access, edit and filter dynamically-related files by using the Live View feature and site-specific code hinting.
Learn how to use Subversion--an open-source version control system--and Dreamweaver CS5. Learn how to work with multiple versions of a web page and how to decide which version to make live at any time. An associated PDF offers troubleshooting tips.
