Opening Dreamweaver (Macintosh)

Mac users, double click the Dreamweaver icon on the desktop, or locate the program 

file on the hard drive, most likely in the Applications folder.

Selecting a workspace (Windows only)

When selecting a workspace, you have three different options: Dreamweaver MX 

Workspace, Dreamweaver MX Workspace with HomeSite/Coder Style, and the 

Dreamweaver 4 Workspace.  It is easy to change your workspace, so feel free to try 

each one to determine the best fit for your needs.  This manual uses the Dreamweaver 

MX Workspace, and recommends this option for new and novice web editors.

Choose Edit > Preferences and select 

General

 from the Category list.

Figure 2 2 Choosing a Dreamweaver workspace

Option

Description

Dreamweaver MX Work 

All panels, toolbars, and document windows are inte 

space 

grated into a single program window, similar to most 

Windows based programs.  This is the suggested 

workspace for beginning and novice web editors, and 

those who primarily design web pages in a GUI (graph 

ical user interface) instead of writing the HTML.

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