Dreamweaver is a highly extensible development environment, and extensions are easy to install and use. Within Dreamweaver, go to Commands > Manage Extensions to launch the Extensions Manager which will download and install extensions for you. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
Looking for a way to simply surround text with pound signs? There is no standard shortcut for this, but you can create one yourself. Go to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts to display the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog. Then make a copy of the current shortcut set using the Duplicate Set button. Then expand...
If you are using ColdFusion MX in conjunction with IIS and have multiple virtual Web servers defined, you may end up with files showing up in the wrong Web server. To fix this you must modify the jrun.xml file (in the SERVER-INF directory) and set the entry to FALSE (and then restart ColdFusion)....
Use Ctrl-` (that's `, not ') to toggle between code and design views. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
If you are uploading files to your Web site and want to exclude specific file types (graphics, ZIP files, or anything else) you may use cloaking to exclude all files with specific extensions. To do this go to the Site Definition dialog, select the Advanced tab, click on Cloaking, and specify the...
Dreamweaver features a powerful Find and Replace function, so powerful that you'll want to save complex searches for future use. You can do this right inside of the Find and replace dialog using the Save and Load buttons. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
To open a linked file click on the link and press Ctrl-D. This works for all links, not just text links. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
Special characters in HTML pages must be designated by their appropriate entity references. The simplest way to insert the correct entity reference is to select Insert>Special Characters>Other to display a grid of characters. Click on any one of them to insert the appropriate code. (Applies...
To perform a spell check on your current document press Shift-F7. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
To quickly edit a style sheet press Ctrl-Shift-E. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)