Dreamweaver MX allows you to preview pages in launched browsers. The simplest way to do this is to press F12 (or select Preview in Browser from the File menu or from the files right click menu). To add browsers to the list available for use when previewing, select File, Preview in Browser, Edit...
To quickly align text in Dreamweaver MX use these shortcuts: Ctrl-Alt-Shift-L for left, Ctrl-Alt-Shift-R for right, Ctrl-Alt-Shift-C for center, and Ctrl-Alt-Shift-J for justify. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
Snippets are blocks of code that are saved in Dreamweaver MX for subsequent reuse. The easiest way to create a snippet is to type the code in the editor, highlight it, right click, and select Create New Snippet. You'll be prompted to name the snippet, and may also provide a description and other...
Ever forgotten a trailing > or mismatched your quotes? Dreamweaver can flag bad code for you on-the-fly. To turn on this option select Code View Options from the View menu, and then check Highlight Invalid HTML. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
To create your own keyboard shortcuts select Keyboard Shortcuts from the Edit menu, select a shortcut set to base your set on, and then click the Duplicate Set button. Once you have created (and named) a duplicate of an existing set you are free to edit it as you see fit. (Applies to: Dreamweaver...
Dreamweaver MX allows you to select from sets of defined keyboard shortcuts so as to give you greater control over the editor and how you use it. To select a keyboard shortcut select Keyboard Shortcuts from the Edit menu, and then make a selection from the list of available sets. (Applies to:...
To create a tag ready for use (with the data source name already populated) simply right click on the appropriate data source in the Databases tab and select Insert Code. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
Debugging result pages (form action pages or pages that expect URL's) can be tricky, you need a way to pass values to that page. Dreamweaver MX can help. Select Live Data Settings from the View menu and you'll be able to assign name=value pairs to be passed to the page when debugging. You'll even...
Need rollover images? Dreamweaver can do all the hard work for you. From the Insert menu select Interactive Image, and then select Rollover Image. You'll be prompted for the various images to use as well as the URL to link to, and then you'll click OK to generate the DHTML code. (Applies to:...
Dreamweaver formats and color codes tags so as to simplify coding. Dreamweaver knows lots of tags in lots of languages. But if you are using a tag that Dreamweaver is not aware of, don't despair. Select Tag Libraries from the Edit menu to edit any tag definitions, and to add your own tags too....