Dreamweaver

Overview of Dreamweaver

A. About Dreamweaver
Dreamweaver is Haverford's supported web editor. It has features for both the beginning and advanced web page creator. Dreamweaver integrates many aspects of Web development, including page creation, site management, and web server tools, giving the user a good perspective of an entire web site. Dreamweaver also supports JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets, along with other advanced functions.

Here is a brief summary of some of the elements that Dreamweaver offers:
Site Management - An integrated file transfer client and visual site map allow site navigation, file linking, and uploading/synchronization of your site.
Template - Templates allow users to quickly edit all common elements, such as navigation bars, throughout a whole site.
Cascading Style Sheets - CSS allow users to quickly change the appearance of text elements throughout the site.
JavaScript Behaviors - Dreamweaver behaviors are JavaScripts that you can apply without having to deal with the necessary code.Each of these elements are discussed below.

B. Obtaining the software
Dreamweaver is a commercial software program, sold by Macromedia. Haverford students, faculty and staff may download a 'keyed' version of the software. This keeps track of how many people are using the program at once, assuring us compliance with our software license. Download Dreamweaver as you download other Haverford software.