Adobe Dreamweaver

Software Overview

Adobe Dreamweaver is a professional web development application used for designing and maintaining websites. It provides an integrated development environment (IDE) with tools for fast and accurate coding, webpage and HTML email templates, and the ability to preview responsive sites on various screen sizes.

The Dreamweaver IDE workspace consists of a visual "WYSIWYG" editing interface that automatically generates HTML but also allows users to write HTML code manually. The application enables you to switch between editing perspectives when designing webpages, with each perspective consisting of a customized layout of toolbars, windows, and panels. While a coder’s perspective might include a text editor with syntax highlighting, a designer’s perspective may display the visual HTML editor. Some of the languages supported by Dreamweaver include .HTML, .PHP, .ASP, .XML, .CSS, and .JS (JavaScript).

Dreamweaver comes with many features that help web developers save time. The application provides customizable starter templates for building webpages, HTML emails, eCommerce pages, and more. Code generation and compliance features ensure that websites display the same across different web browsers without directly manipulating code. Syntax highlighting, code coloring, and visual hints help developers write, read, and update code faster and catch bugs before publishing the pages. Also, users can preview and edit their content in real-time in Dreamweaver before they publish, without having to view the pages in a web browser. This is especially helpful for building responsive websites for multiple browser window sizes and device screen sizes.

Summary

Adobe Dreamweaver is an impressive web development application utilized by both amateur and professional web developers. The program comes with many features that make web development more convenient and powerful. Dreamweaver is worth at least a try for web developers, especially if you are already an Adobe Creative Cloud subscriber.

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.DWTDreamweaver Webpage Template

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