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Using Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver was first launched at the end of 1997 at a time where most other web authoring applications were trying to be either HTML editors or Desktop Publishing packages. Dreamweaver was probably the first to successfully combine both of these elements, and at the time was remembered for the catch phrase "I won't touch your code". This refers to the habit of many other editors to put their own arrangement on things, code included, which resulted in a significant backlash from web authors having their code trashed by various web authoring applications.

Dreamweaver is a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) web authoring tool which allows simultaneous access to the HTML code behind the scenes. In winning the praise of web designers, Dreamweaver set the standard for web authoring applications and remains probably the best all-round authoring tool available for both Windows and Mac platforms. The biggest drawback for teachers will probably be its price - a hefty £300.

This section on Dreamweaver covers the following topics:

• Dreamweaver Features
• Dreamweaver Step-by-Step Tutorial
• Dreamweaver Resources