Dreamweaver CS6: The Missing Manual

Chapter 21. Customizing Dreamweaver

Whether you’re a hard-core HTML jockey who prefers to be knee-deep in Code view, or a visually oriented, drag-and-drop type who never strays from Design view, Dreamweaver lets you work the way you want.

By now, you’re probably already using the Favorites tab on the Insert panel to store your most frequently used objects, as discussed on The Property Inspector. But don’t stop there. Dreamweaver gives you the power to add, change, and share keyboard shortcuts, too—it’s a simple way to tailor the program to your needs. And if that’s not a big enough efficiency boost, you can add features that even Adobe’s engineers never imagined, from simple productivity add-ons like QuickLink (see Adding an Email Link) to advanced server behaviors that help power complete e-commerce sites. Dreamweaver’s design lets amateur and professional programmers alike write new features and functions using HTML, JavaScript, and XML (Extensible Markup Language). You’ll find hundreds of these extras, called extensions, to explore. And best of all, you can try many of them for free.