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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Files panel enables you to manage your files and folders, whether they are part of a Dreamweaver site or on a remote server. The Files panel also enables you to access all the files on your local disk, much like Windows Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Macintosh).

Related topics

• Working in the Document window
• Using toolbars, inspectors, and context menus
• Using panels and panel groups
• Managing files and folders in the Files panel