Adobe Dreamweaver facts for kids
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Adobe Dreamweaver 20.2 running on macOS Catalina
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| Developer(s) | Adobe (2005–present) Macromedia (before 2005) |
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| Initial release | December 1997 |
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| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows 10 version 1703 and above, macOS 10.12 Sierra and above |
| Type | HTML editor, programming tool, integrated development environment (IDE) |
| License | Trialware software as a service |
Adobe Dreamweaver is a special computer program from Adobe. It helps people create and design websites. Think of it like a powerful tool for building web pages.
Macromedia first made Dreamweaver in 1997. Later, in 2005, Adobe bought Macromedia and continued to develop the program.
You can use Adobe Dreamweaver on computers that run macOS (like Apple computers) and Windows systems.
After Adobe took over, Dreamweaver became even better at following the rules for how websites should be built. These rules are set by the W3C. Newer versions of Dreamweaver work well with important web technologies. These include CSS (which makes websites look good) and JavaScript (which makes websites interactive). It also supports many languages used to make websites work, like PHP.
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What Can Dreamweaver Do?
Adobe Dreamweaver CC is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for web design. This means it's a complete workspace for making websites. It helps you both design how a website looks and write the code that makes it work.
Code Editing Tools
Dreamweaver has a special editor for writing code. This editor helps you in many ways:
- Syntax highlighting: It colors different parts of your code. This makes it easier to read and understand.
- Code completion: It suggests code as you type. This saves time and helps prevent mistakes.
- Syntax checking: It checks your code as you write it. It can tell you if there are any errors right away.
- Code hints: It gives you helpful tips while you are coding.
Uploading Your Website
Like other programs for making websites, Dreamweaver lets you create files on your computer. Once your website is ready, you can use Dreamweaver to upload these files. It sends them to a special computer called a web server. This server then makes your website available for everyone to see on the internet. Dreamweaver uses methods like FTP to do this.
Supported Languages
Since version 5, Dreamweaver has been able to highlight code for many different languages. This makes it easier to work with various parts of a website.
Here are some of the languages it supports:
- ActionScript
- Active Server Pages (ASP)
- C#
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- ColdFusion
- Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML)
- Extensible Markup Language (XML)
- HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
- Java
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Visual Basic (VB)
- Visual Basic Script Edition (VBScript)
You can also add support for other languages if you need to. Dreamweaver can even help you finish writing code for many of these languages.
Languages Dreamweaver Speaks
Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 is available in many different languages. This means people from all over the world can use it easily.
Available Languages
You can find Dreamweaver in languages like:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean (for Windows computers)
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Turkish
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- Czech
- Dutch
- Polish
- Russian
Special Features for Right-to-Left Languages
Older versions of Dreamweaver, like CS3, had a special version for the Middle East. This version allowed users to type text that is written from right to left. This includes languages like Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Hebrew. Whether the text was all right-to-left or mixed with English, it would show up correctly in the code.
See also
In Spanish: Adobe Dreamweaver para niños
