WYSIWYG editors (for What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) let you make Web pages in an easy
drag-and-drop fashion. But these editors can generate code that is good, bad, and ugly - with most leaning toward the hideous side of the spectrum.
At the very least, Macromedia's Dreamweaver makes basic HTML a little easier, writes clean code, and has an elegant interface. But Dreamweaver doesn't stop there - it ventures into heavy-duty territory with its tools for creating cascading stylesheets, dynamic HTML, and JavaScript.
Taylor took a journey to the center of the Dream and reports on where it cuts a rug or just unravels in this two-part test drive.
Note: This tutorial gives you an excellent overview of Dreamweaver in general. You should also check out Webmonkey's review of Dreamweaver 4 for the nitty-gritty details of the latest release.
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