Exploring the Tools

Before jumping into further development of any Web pages, you need to become familiar with the variety of tools and panels that make up the Dreamweaver 8 interface and enable you to effectively produce a Website.

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Move the pointer over the Document window and the document toolbar. Rest the pointer over a button to see its name. The majority of your design and coding work is done within the Document window. This area is known as the body of the page, in which you can insert, modify, and delete the wide variety of elements that make up a Web page. As you work, the Document window displays an approximation of the way your page should appear in a browser. It is an approximation because there are differences in the ways that ...

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