Adobe Dreamweaver is a professional website development application, which is produced by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. There are over five million users of Dreamweaver worldwide.http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pdfs/fastfacts.pdf It is used by web designers to create websites that utilize HTML, HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, as well as other scripting languages associated with the Web.
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 costs $399.http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/ It can be upgraded from the following Dreamweaver and Adobe GoLive products: Dreamweaver 8, Dreamweaver CS3, Dreamweaver CS4, GoLive 9, GoLive CS and GoLive CS2.http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/ The upgrade price is $199.http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/ Dreamweaver can be bought alone or as part of a creative suite, such as Creative Suite 5: Web Premium. The suite also contains Adobe Flash Professional CS5, Illustrator CS5, Photoshop CS5 Extended and five other Adobe Web creation products.http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/whatisflash/ This set of applications costs $1,799.http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/ The standalone product and the suite can be purchased on Adobe's official website.
Top Three Features in Dreamweaver CS5
Product Manager Scott Fegette shares his list of top three features in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. The three features that he discuses are dynamically related files, live view navigation and CSS inspect mode. Fegette demonstrates how to use each feature and explains the benefits of using them in an efficient website creation workflow.
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Features
In the CS5 version of Dreamweaver, users can try out the HTML 5 features.http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/whatsnew/ A Web content developer can also use Dreamweaver to work with content management systems (CMS) like Drupal, Wordpress and Joomla.http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/whatsnew/ Content pages can be created and tested directly inside the software. Adobe Dreamweaver has improved code hinting options for PHP custom class codes, non-standard directories and files.http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/whatsnew/ The program offers CSS starter pages, a simplified website setup feature and native import of files from Photoshop and Illustrator.http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/whatsnew/
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 System Requirements
The program runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X v10.5.7 and Mac OS X v10.6.http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/systemreqs/ It requires users on Windows operating systems to have at least 1 GB of hard drive space, 512 MB of RAM and a 1280 x 800 display with a 16-bit video card.http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/systemreqs/ A Macintosh machine has the same requirements, except it needs to have a minimum of 1.8 GB of hard drive space for the install.http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/systemreqs/
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Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Facts
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Company
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Released
1997 -
Retail price
$399
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Upgrade price
$199
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Operating systems
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.5.7, Mac OS X 10.6
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Competitors
Microsoft Expression Web, Web Studio 5.0
