How to Use the Dreamweaver CS4 Application Bar

In Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, there's an item called Application Bar. It behaves differently in Windows and Mac. It contains some time-saving options. Here is how to use the Application Bar.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 software

1. Application Bar

   The Application Bar is a little different in Windows and Mac than in Dreamweaver CS4. This is what it looks like on a Mac.

2. It's placed across the top. It contains a workspace switcher, menus (Windows only) and other application controls. On the Mac you can show or hide it using the Window menu. Other Creative Suite CS4 tools also contain an Application Bar now.

3. Starting from the left, here's what the icons represent. On the far left, of course, you see the Dreamweaver logo telling you which app you are using. The pull-down menu next to that allows layout choices. You can select from Code, Split Code, Design or Code and Design. The circular gear icon is Extend Dreamweaver. That pull-down menu allows access to the Extension Manager or you can Browse for Web Widgets or Browse for more extensions. The icon that looks vaguely like a wireframe site diagram is the Site icon, where you can define a new site or manage sites.

4. Workspace Menu

   Where you see the word "Classic" in the Application Bar image in Step 1 there is a pull-down menu to choose a workspace configuration. There are several new choices in CS4. The default workspace is called Designer. In the Designer workspace, the Insert menu is in a panel that takes up a great deal of screen space when compared with the more compact "classic" Insert bar arrangement. The full menu choice for workspace configurations is shown in the image. You can create your own optimal workspace for your setup using the "New Workspace" option. Once you define it you can set it as your default.

Tips & Warnings

• Not being a Windows user, I can't tell you what the Menus option of the Application Bar offers.