Below is a list of the major features included in this new release of Dreamweaver, the award-winning software for professional Web design. For a more comprehensive overview, take the features tour. You can download a free, fully-functional 30-day trial version of Dreamweaver 2.
Page color schemes: Create great looking sites quickly.
Tracing layer: Quickly match your page design to a graphic comp.
Tabbed palettes: Get quick access to your favorite palettes.
Roundtrip layers-to-tables: Absolute positioning without clunky, uneditable code.
Multi-layer selection: Group together content for easy layout modifications.
Color eyedropper: Select colors from anywhere and snap to the nearest Web-safe color.
Rollover object: Add rollover effects in one simple step.
Table control: Select, sort, and format cells, rows, columns, and discontinuous cells.
Enhanced context menus: One click to select and edit table and cell properties.
Table formats: Choose from professionally designed options for quick table formatting.
Visual site map: Quickly create, move, rename, and link pages.
Automatic link management: Move, rename, and reorganize your site while Dreamweaver tracks your changes.
Drag and drop link selection: Select and add links in seconds.
Advanced search and replace: Text, HTML-aware and tag-sensitive operations.
Regular expressions: Execute complex search-and-replace operations without scripting.
Template design: Separate content from design using templates.
Design control: Create templates with editable content but fixed design.
Team collaboration: Team members can edit content without "breaking" the page or design.
Advanced HTML editing: Enjoy the integration with HomeSite 4.0 or BBEdit 5.0.
Custom tag database: Define 3rd party tags in Dreamweaver.
Cleanup HTML command: Remove empty tags, nested font tags, and comments in one step.
Apply your source formatting: Apply your tag format style to any HTML document with just one click.
XML parser: Open XML documents within Dreamweaver.
Roundtrip XML: Import and export template content as XML.
Customizable commands: Extend Dreamweaver using HTML and JavaScript.
Configurable UI: Insert commands anywhere in the pull down menus.
Custom property inspectors: Add or customize property inspectors for improved control.
Extensible character profiles: Add even more international character sets to Dreamweaver 2.
Server Side Include (SSI) support: Visually preview your server-side content in Dreamweaver.
iCat e-commerce support: Use pre-coded objects and commands to create iCat stores in minutes.
What You See is What You Serve: Get a visual rendering of dynamic content while you design.
3rd party integration: Improved support for ASP, Cold Fusion, Tango, and other 3rd party tools.
