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Part I
Laying the Groundwork in Dreamweaver CS4
FIGURE 3-3
The default workspace for Mac enables users to position panels wherever they would like while
still being able to see the Desktop.
Viewing the Document Window
Dreamweaver’s primary work area is the Document window. When you first create a new page in
Dreamweaver, you see what is essentially an empty canvas surrounded by tool panels and toolbars.
This canvas is where you create your Web pages by typing headlines and paragraphs; inserting
images and links; and creating tables, forms, and other HTML elements.
You can open more than one document at once in Dreamweaver, and all of your documents are
viewed within the same window. If the documents are not maximized, you can see more than one
document at once using the various window manipulation commands on the Window menu. If
you want to separate documents, choose Window ➪ Cascade, Window ➪ Arrange Horizontally, or
Window ➪ Arrange Vertically (Window ➪ Cascade and Window ➪ Tile on the Mac). This adds a
great deal of flexibility because you can have multiple documents open in tabs in multiple document
windows.
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