Choosing a Workspace Layout
One of Dreamweaver??™s greatest strengths is its flexibility. The makers of
Dreamweaver realize that not everyone works in the same way, and they have
created a product that you can customize to maximize your efficiency. By default,
Dreamweaver provides three different workspace layouts and even allows you to
customize your own.
You can access these options by choosing Window ??? Workspace Layout and
selecting one of the submenu choices: Coder, Designer, or Dual Screen. (Coder
and Designer are Windows only.)
The default layout option is referred to as the Designer workspace. This
configuration enables you to open several documents within the same window.
Here, Dreamweaver??™s many panels are organized into groups and docked on the
right side of the window. The Designer is illustrated in Figure 3-1.
A variation on the Designer workspace is the Coder workspace option. Here, the
panels are docked on the left side of the window rather than the right. With this
option, when you first open documents, you are presented with the code for the
document, rather than a view that reflects what the page will look like when
viewed in a browser. Figure 3-2 shows the Coder workspace layout.
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IN THIS CHAPTER
Comparing workspace layouts
Working in the Document
window
Accessing common commands
on the toolbars
Inserting elements with the
Insert bar
Modifying tag properties with
the Property inspector
Working with dockable panels
Stepping through the menus
Touring Dreamweaver
FIGURE 3-1
Dreamweaver??™s Designer workspace places docked panel groups on the right.
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