1. Better Previewing

When working in a visual web design tool such as Dreamweaver, it’s essential that you are able to preview your work, and Dreamweaver has always provided several different methods for accomplishing this task. Dreamweaver CS5.5 adds a few new preview modes that allow you to visualize your work on a variety of devices.

A new feature called Resolution Management allows you to quickly see how your page renders for different devices using preset window sizes in Design View. You can also view how the page will look on multiple devices at once using the new Multiscreen Preview feature. Both of these new features rely heavily on the Live View browser engine, which has also been improved.

Preview Using Preset Screen Sizes

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