Dreamweaver CS6: The Missing Manual

File Menu

The commands in Dreamweaver’s File menu include basic functions like saving and closing files, and controlling an open Dreamweaver document:

• New. Opens the New Document window, which lets you create a new, blank Dreamweaver document using any of several types of web page, from basic HTML pages to dynamic pages like PHP or ASP files. If you create Dreamweaver page templates, they show up here, too.

• New Fluid Grid Layout. This option, new in Dreamweaver CS6, provides a basic framework for creating a site that works in mobile, tablet, and desktop browsers. Using some pre-packaged CSS and JavaScript as well as a fancy user interface, you can basically “draw” three layouts—one for smartphones, one for tablets, one for desktop computers—that use the same HTML content.

• Open. Opens the standard Open File dialog box so you can navigate to and open an existing Dreamweaver document. You can set the Enable drop-down menu to display only specific types of documents—only HTML pages or style sheets, for example.

• Browse in Bridge. Bridge is Adobe’s own file manager. It’s like Windows Explorer or the Mac’s Finder function. It lets you browse, find, and open documents. But since Dreamweaver sports the very useful Files panel (Managing Files and Folders with the Files Panel), you already have a way to manage your site files. In addition, Bridge is part of Adobe’s graphics heritage, so it works best with image files—in other words, Photoshop and Illustrator files, not Dreamweaver documents. Note ...