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Dreamweaver MX by Macromedia Inc.

Dreamweaver MX is an easy powerful and open authoring tool that every member of the web development team can use to quickly build robust web sites and internet applications. For the first time designers, developers and his programmers all work together within one environment to easily create and manage any professional website. With Dreamweaver MX you can build your sites the way you wanted using the combined visual lab tools in Dreamweaver under code editing tools from Macromedia home site.

Web Resources

Plug-ins, Freeware, shareware, 3rd party resources

Thttp://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,4886,00.asp This link opens in a new window - Freeware and trail versions of Dreamweaver MX and other related software tools

Tutorials, How to Guides

http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/getting_started.html This link opens in a new window - Getting Started With Dreamweaver MX From Macromedia
http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/tutorial_index.html This link opens in a new window - Dreamweaver MX Tutorial and article index
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/dreamweaver/articles/dwmx_top_tips.html This link opens in a new window - Some top tips for Dreamweaver MX

Utilities

http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/ This link opens in a new window - Download Dreamweaver MX from Macromedia website (for Window users)

Print Handouuts

Books

http://www.thepattysite.com/index.cfm This link opens in a new window - Dreamweaver MX books
http://sfsubookstore.com This link opens in a new window - San Francisco State Bookstore
http://www.amazon.com This link opens in a new window - Amazon has plenty of resources

Tech Specs

System Requirements
Windows

  • Min operating system: Windows 98, 2000, NT, ME or XP
  • Min hard drive space: 275 MB available disk space
  • Min processor type: Intel Pentium II processor or equivalent 300+ MHz
  • Min RAM: 96 MB of available RAM (128 MB recommended)
  • Interface devices: Mouse or compatible device, CD-ROM
  • 256 color monitor capable of 800 x 600 resolution (1024 x 768, millions of colors recommended)
  • Browser required: Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater

Macintosh

  • Min operating system: Mac OS 9.1 or higher, or Mac OS X 10.1 or higher (Classic)
  • Min hard drive space: 275 MB available disk space
  • Min processor type: Intel Pentium - 200 MHz
  • Min RAM: 96 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended)
  • Interface devices: Mouse or compatible device, CD-ROM
  • 256 color monitor capable of 800 x 600 resolution (1024 x 768, millions of colors recommended. Thousands of colors required for OS X.)
  • Browser required:Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater