Dreamweaver

Web Site Authoring Tool

http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/

Overview

• Creates and manages web pages.
• Generates HTML behind your page layout.
• Generates "embed tags" for objects such as QuickTime and Shockwave.
• Has a limited built in graphics editor.
• Accessibility reference material is integrated into the Dreamweaver Reference panel. The Reference panel gives context and background on best practices in designing for accessibility according to international standards.

Linked software

SoundEdit

Use to edit sound files before incorporating into your web page.

PhotoShop

Use to create web graphics.

QuickTime Pro

Use to edit movies to embed in a web page.

Flash

Use to create vector based interactive components and animations for the web.

Director

Use to create bitmap, vector and 3D based interactive components and animations for the web.

ImageReady

• Use ImageReady to creates and modifiy graphics for the web.
• Use to slice complex images and export as an HTML table.
• Use to create GIF animations.

Technical Terms

"Embedding" multimedia objects into a web page:
Multimedia objects such as Shockwave and QuickTime are not automatically supported by internet browsers. "Embedding" multimedia objects into a webpage directs the internet browser to use an external application or plugin to display the file.

HTML:
Hyper Text Markup Language is used to define the structure and layout of a web document. Software such as Dreamweaver write this language automatically.

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