DREAMY (Macromedia Dreamweaver 3.0)

Member Name: webcore

Product:	Macromedia Dreamweaver 3.0
Date:	15/04/02 (42 review reads)
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Advantages: user-friendly, simplified site production

Disadvantages: pricey

Dreamweaver 3 allows semi skilled computer users to develop a simple or technical webpage with ease.

I am familiar with HTML code, but tables have always been a mystery to me. When I purchased Dreamweaver I was very pleased to see a "format table" option which allows the user to specify colour settings to spice up the tables.
Also cells may be merged and adjusted at the click of a mouse button. All HTML code is generated automatically so users without knowledge of HTML will have no problems at all. HTML is only visible if you want it to be. I choose to display the HTML code as I find it very educational - You insert something at the click of a button then find out the code! The help file is actually very helpfull, so no more reading through heavy manuals!

Although the package is user friendly it is recommended that the user is aware of all the features. I produced a web site without exploring everything. The site was outstanding but I could have made it twice as better if I had of explored all of the features.

Rollover images also puzzled me, but again these can be achieved easily by specifying two images "Original image" and "rollover image". Once the two images have been specified, the user just has to type in a URL and hey presto! an image which changes when pointed to and a link to another web page!

Users familisr with Macromedia products will be pleased to hear that most file formats are compatible with Dreamweaver including Flash, Shockwave, Generator and Fireworks.


The package works on a WYSIWYG basic (What you see is what you get). When an image or a block of text is placed on-screen, that is how it will be displayed when the page is published.
The user interface consists of "panels" which are basically toolbars which can moved around the work area. These panels can be hidden if you do not intend to use any tools in the panel. It is this flexibility which makes
Dreamweaver 3 the ultimate user friendly web site production software package.

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