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s a part of Adobe’s Creative Suite, Dreamweaver’s interface is similar to Photoshop, Illustrator,
and Fireworks. The Dreamweaver interface is made up of three basic elements: the menu bar,the panels, and the main workspace. The panels allow you to add elements to the page, control your
site’s file structure, and modify items you have inserted. When you first launch Dreamweaver, the
main workspace displays the Welcome screen. Once you open a document, most of the panels become
activated to allow you to use them.
Introduction to Dreamweaver’s Interface
Menu Bar
The menus
provide access to
Dreamweaver’s
commands.Workspace
Menu
You can switch
between a
variety of
workspaces, or
panel layouts,
using the options
presented here.Panels
The primary
functionality of
the program can
be accessed
from these
panels. Double-click the title of a
panel to open or collapse it.Properties Panel
This panel displays the properties
of the currently selected objects,
and changes depending on the
type of object selected.Tag Chooser
Quickly select specific HTML
elements in your document by
clicking them.Browser Navigation Bar
While using Dreamweaver’s Live
view feature, you can navigate to
pages or sites just as you would
in a normal browser.Toolbar
Switch between Dreamweaver’s
views or add a title to your
document using these tools.Document Tabs
Switch between open documents
using these tabs.