Key Features
Work in a real-world view of your rich CSS, JavaScript, SWF,
and dynamic content directly in Adobe® Dreamweaver®.
Quickly integrate third-party web widgets from the most popular
JavaScript frameworks into your pages.
Live View
Design your web pages under real-world browser conditions with
the new Live View in Dreamweaver CS4 — while still retaining
direct access to the code. Changes to the code are instantly
reflected in the rendered display.
Code hinting for Ajax and JavaScript frameworks
Write JavaScript more quickly and accurately with improved support
for JavaScript core objects and primitive data types. Put the
extended coding functionality of Dreamweaver CS4 to work by
incorporating popular JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery,
Prototype, and Spry.
Related Files
Manage the various files that make up today's web pages more
efficiently in Dreamweaver CS4 with the Related Files feature.
Click any related file to see both its source in Code view
and the parent page in Design view.
Integrated coding
Tap the power of built-in code hints for faster and cleaner coding
in HTML; JavaScript; Ajax frameworks such as Spry, jQuery,
and Prototype; and several server languages.
Code Navigator
See all the code sources that affect your current selection,
such as CSS rules, server-side includes, external JavaScript
functions, Dreamweaver templates, iframe source files, and
more.
Adobe AIR authoring support
Create new HTML and JavaScript based Adobe AIR™ applications
directly within Dreamweaver. Preview AIR applications without
leaving Dreamweaver. Get your Adobe AIR application ready to
deploy with AIR packaging and code-signing features.
FLV support
Integrate FLV files into any web page with point-and-click ease
and standards-compliant coding — no knowledge of Adobe
Flash® software required. Design with your FLV movies playing
in the new Live View in Dreamweaver.
Support for leading technologies
Design and code in a tool that supports most of the leading web
development technologies, including HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML,
JavaScript, Ajax, PHP, Adobe ColdFusion® software, and
ASP
CSS best practices
Implement CSS best practices without writing code. Create new
CSS rules in the Properties panel, and get clear, simple explanations
of where each property fits in the cascade of styles.
Comprehensive CSS support
Style your sites visually with the enhanced CSS implementation
tools in Dreamweaver CS4. Define and modify CSS rules instantly
in the Properties panel with immediate visual feedback in Design
and Live views. Use the new Related Files and Code Navigator
features to find where specific CSS rules are defined.
Learning resources
Master web building with the comprehensive in-product tutorials
in Dreamweaver CS4. Keep current with the latest web technologies
through the community-driven help system.
Extended Dreamweaver community
Reap the benefits of the extensive Dreamweaver community, including
the online Adobe Design Center and Adobe Developer Connection,
training and seminars, developer certification programs, and
user forums.
Online services
Access online services from within Dreamweaver to share your
screen with colleagues or clients in a few clicks, get targeted
search results from the online community, and find creative
inspiration quickly.
Adobe Photoshop Smart Objects
Insert any Adobe Photoshop® PSD document in Dreamweaver to
create an image Smart Object. Smart Objects are tightly linked
to the source file. Make changes to the source image, and update
your image in Dreamweaver without opening Photoshop.
HTML data sets
Integrate the power of dynamic data into your web pages without
the learning curve of mastering databases or XML coding. Spry
Data Sets recognize content in a simple HTML table as an interactive
data source.
New user interface
Work faster and smarter across Adobe Creative Suite® 4 components
with a shared user interface design. Toggle quickly from one
work environment to the next with the workspace switcher.
Cross-product integration
Leverage the intelligent integration and combined power of Adobe
Dreamweaver CS4 and other Adobe tools, including Adobe Flash
CS4 Professional, Fireworks® CS4, Photoshop CS4, and Device
Central CS4 software, through direct communication and interaction
across the product line.
Adobe InContext Editing (Free preview)
Design your pages in Dreamweaver so end users can edit their
web pages without help from you or additional software using
the Adobe InContext Editing online service. As a Dreamweaver
designer, you can limit changes to specific pages, distinct
regions, and even custom formatting options.
Subversion integration
Update your site and check in modifications directly from within
Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver CS4 integrates with Subversion® software,
an open source versioning control system, for a more robust
check-in/check-out experience.
Cross-platform support
Work the way you want to work: Dreamweaver CS4 is available for
Intel® or PowerPC® based Macs as well as Microsoft® Windows® XP
and Windows Vista® systems. Design in your preferred system,
and deliver across platforms with reliable, consistent, and
high-performance results.
