Dreamweaver 4.0

by Macromedia

Product Features

• Grouped panels
• Auto-indenting, color-coded syntax, and a coding-appropriate toolbar
• Integrated text editor
• Code reference: allows the user to search for help and information on HTML, JavaScript, CSS and the various Document Object Models
• Document window for easy access to commonly-used functions

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000050F90
• Item model number: DWM40D01
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 13, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,606 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #18 in Software > Web Development > Web Effects > Objects
  • #39 in Software > Web Development > Web Page Editors > WYSIWYG
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Some folks pour Web code from their soul using nothing more than a simple text editor. Others avoid code altogether by building pages in a WYSIWYG editor's visual interface. Whatever one's preferences, Macromedia's Dreamweaver 4.0 delivers a powerful collection of features for building and maintaining even the most complex sites.

Since its initial launch, Dreamweaver has charmed Web developers with an easy-to-use, yet versatile editing environment. Boasting an impressive collection of resources for both hand coders and visual layout designers, complex code is cleanly served up via a powerful visual layout editor or a text editor that inspects source code. In-depth features that create forms, Flash files, frames, cascading style sheets, Java, and ActiveX files are perfectly integrated into the application. For professional Web development crews, a multi-user environment efficiently manages the fast-paced flow of page content updates. Add an ever-growing Web community offering hundreds of extensions that automate and simplify the development process, and it's easy to see why Dreamweaver is a favorite Web-authoring tool.

Dreamweaver 4.0 offers a fresh set of features, upgrades, and improvements. Already a great visual editor, Dreamweaver 4.0 pumps up its hand-coding capabilities with a new Code View feature--a text editor with such customizable features as live syntax coloring, tag balancing, and auto indenting. In Split View, the Code and Design views display simultaneously, providing the best of both worlds for novice and pro coders alike. A Code Reference feature provides a thorough guide to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Graphic designers will enjoy Dreamweaver 4.0's seamless integration with other Macromedia products, such as Fireworks and Flash. One can now create editable vector graphics--Flash buttons and text--directly in Dreamweaver, a feature we found particularly useful.

Current users may want to consider taking a close look at Macromedia's Dreamweaver 4.0 Web site to ensure that the collection of new features warrants an upgrade this time around. New users, especially Web-building novices, may find the initial learning curve a bit steep, though frequent visits to the help files are well worth the enormous power this program yields. --Eric Twelker--This review refers to the Windows version of Dreamweaver 4.0.

Product Description

Dreamweaver 4 is a friendly web design environment, suitable for almost any level of expertise

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! What a time saver!, August 2, 2001

By 

skunktrain (So. California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreamweaver 4.0 (CD-ROM)

I decided I HAD to have Dreamweaver 4 after trying the Dreamweaver 3 demo software. And I think there is a big improvement over version 3. A lot of tweaks, here and there, that I couldn't live without!

I love the easy Flash text and Flash buttons, how wonderfully Dreamweaver integrates with Fireworks (and if you download the extension, you can import ImageReady HTML as well). I know I haven't even scratched the surface of this wonderful program, but it is head and shoulders above any other WYSIWYG program I've used. And such wonderful resources! Plenty of Dreamweaver extensions to download, plenty of fun new things you can get it to do!

I know how to do a little HTML, so I appreciate how I can "look under the hood" at my code with BBEdit, or with Dreamweaver's "split view" that shows both WYSIWYG, and code windows. So, even if you don't like to be far from the code, you can still find a lot to like about Dreamweaver.

All I know is that because of the program, my web pages have a more polished appearance, and web authoring is easier and more seamless. The program runs fine on my little iMac, with OS 8.6. Though - if you want to run Dreamweaver *and* Fireworks/Photoshop at the same time, stock up on RAM! RAM is always a good thing.

4.0 out of 5 stars Dreamweaver 4.0 Review, July 4, 2009

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David C. Jahntz - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dreamweaver 4.0 (CD-ROM)

The Dreamweaver 4.0 program was selected by me for two reason: 1. Because I am a beginner at web creation. 2. My present computer is not the most current as to ability. The program will help me greatly to design a website with basic usage. I am very thankful for this version still being available.

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the absolute best, July 12, 2002

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Edward D Andrea (Bellevue, WA USsA) - See all my reviews

I've been developing web sites since 1995 and I have tried absolutely everything for web development. I keep coming back to this as the solution. I tried Microsoft Front Page, but that took so long to learn to get past the basics, and I had so many problems with uploading sites and especially individual pages that I concluded it is just not a professional tool.

The system for creating templates can speed the creation and update of your web creation tremendously. I have done over 400 small business websites with this product and think you should start with this one, and learn how to use it really well. It is the best. I now have other designers working with me and we can all use this tool and co-operatively design websites and control content. Great integration with other products and technologies too.