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Get up to speed quickly with Dreamweaver CS4 with these tutorials, Adobe Captivate simulations, and video tutorials.

Watch this video to learn more about scripting support in Dreamweaver CS4 using JavaScript, DOM, and Spry code hinting.
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Recent tutorials
Adding video to a web page
David Gassner (Feb. 16, 2009)
Learn to use Adobe Media Encoder and Dreamweaver CS4 to create and post video files to a website, and Flash CS4 to create a video presentation.
Creating simple interactive content using Fireworks, Flash, and Dreamweaver
Dan Carr (Feb. 16, 2009)
Explore the Adobe CS4 product workflow and learn the fundamentals of creating mockups and interactive content.

MAX 2008 sessions on Adobe TV
- Designing in a developer's world (53:58)
- Using Spry data sets in Dreamweaver CS4 (56:55)
- Ajax interfaces with ColdFusion and Spry (57:36)
- Ajax UI design and Dreamweaver (53:21)
- Getting started with Ajax in Dreamweaver CS4 (57:16)
- Building AIR apps with Dreamweaver CS4 (57:14)
- Accessibility basics: Making websites more useful (60:45)
- Automate CS4 workflows with Flex and AIR (59:12)
- More Dreamweaver on Adobe TV
Learn Dreamweaver CS4
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Getting Started
Use the following tutorials and videos to familiarize yourself with Dreamweaver CS4 and start building your first website, web application, or desktop application on Adobe AIR.
Note: For tutorials and videos specific to Dreamweaver CS3, visit the Dreamweaver CS3 Getting Started page. For Dreamweaver 8 Getting Started tutorials and articles, go to the Dreamweaver 8 Getting Started page.
Overview
Getting started with Dreamweaver
- Video: What is Dreamweaver?
- Article: What's new in Dreamweaver CS4
- Tutorial: Getting started with Dreamweaver CS4
- Article: Designing for web publishing
- Article: Building scalable websites
- Tutorial: Consistent design with Dreamweaver templates
Working with other Creative Suite applications
- Video: Dreamweaver integration
- Tutorial: Creating mock-ups and interactive content
- Tutorial: Adding video to a web page
- Tutorial: Working with images in Dreamweaver CS4
- Tutorial: Taking a Fireworks comp to a CSS-based layout
- Tutorial: Presenting video with the Flash video component
- Tutorial: Creating cross-client HTML emails
- Dreamweaver CS4 for GoLive users
Working with data
Building and styling websites
Creating your first website in Dreamweaver
- Part 1: Setting up your site and project files
- Part 2: Creating the page layout
- Part 3: Adding content to pages
- Part 4: Formatting your page with CSS
- Part 5: Publishing your website
Designing with CSS
Building dynamic websites and web applications
Overview
Developing database-driven web applications
Getting started with Spry, Ajax, and JavaScript
- Introducing the Spry framework for Ajax
- Understand Dreamweaver Behaviors
- JavaScript for web designers
Working with databases
Building desktop applications on Adobe AIR
Learn Dreamweaver CS4 with video tutorials
Getting started
Working with Dreamweaver CS4
- Introducing Dreamweaver CS4
- Using views and workspaces
- Defining a site
- Styling text in the CSS Property inspector
- Working with Photoshop and Dreamweaver
- Working with related documents
- Introducing Adobe InContext Editing
- Spry Tooltip and form validation widgets
- Creating a Spry data set
- Using JavaScript, DOM, and Spry code hinting
- Connecting to an SVN server
- Using ConnectNow to share your screen
- Managing Design Suite workspaces
Samples
The following sample applications show you what you can create with Dreamweaver CS3.
Dreamweaver and AIR
Note: You will need to have Adobe AIR installed in order to run the applications on this page.
You need the latest version of Adobe Flash Player installed, and JavaScript enabled, in order to install AIR and this application.
To-do List
Developer: Jonathan Snook
This sample app enables you to create a simple to-do list for all kinds of occasions. The goal of the tutorial that accompanies this article is to show you how to develop on Adobe AIR using your HTML and Ajax development skills.
Download To-do List
Download the source code
Read the tutorial
Spry
Note: The following demos are a proof of concept for the data capabilities of the Spry framework. They may not be keyboard or screen reader accessible. Please review the FAQ for more information.
Spry Effects Demo
Developer: Spry team
See what sample effects it is possible to create with Spry.
Spry Form Validation
Developer: Spry team
Get a demonstration of the Spry form validation in action.
Spry Periodic Table
Developer: Don Booth
This sample application takes advantage of various Spry techniques.
Spry Photo Gallery
Developer: Spry team
This sample application shows an XML-based photo gallery.
Spry Product Table
Developer: Spry team
Explore an interactive data grid displaying XML-based data.
Spry RSS Reader
Developer: Spry team
See how multiple XML files can be used to build a rich interface.
Downloads
Download the Dreamweaver software updates, extensions, software development kits (SDKs), and related software that take your design and development to the next level.
Trial downloads
- Adobe Dreamweaver Developer Toolbox
(requires Adobe Dreamweaver CS3) - Learn more about Dreamweaver Developer Toolbox
Updaters
- Dreamweaver Security Update
(for Dreamweaver 8 and CS3) - Dreamweaver 8.02 Updater
Related software and services
- Adobe AIR
Enables you to install AIR applications on Windows and Mac OS X systems. - Adobe AIR SDK
Provides the tools and templates you need to test, package, and deploy Adobe AIR applications. - Adobe AIR extension for Dreamweaver
Package and preview AIR application files from within Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 and Dreamweaver CS4. - Adobe InContext Editing Markup Extractor extension for Dreamweaver CS4
Enables you to convert standard InContext Editing mark-up to unobtrusive mark-up. Learn more - In Labs: InContext Editing
Simplify website editing and maintain site integrity with this new hosted service for web professionals. - In Labs: Spry framework for Ajax
Get the latest version of the Spry framework for Ajax and find out what is possible with Spry.
Community
Share your web design and development knowledge, see what other web designers and developers are creating, and connect and engage with the Dreamweaver community using the following resources.
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CSS Advisor beta
Find fast answers to cross-browser compatibility and CSS questions or share your knowledge and expertise.
Spry framework for Ajax forums
Discuss Spry and get answers to your questions about Spry in the Labs forum.
Dreamweaver Exchange
Browse and download extensions for Dreamweaver, or create and post your own.
Dreamweaver blogs
Read what people are saying about Dreamweaver in developer web logs.
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Find a Dreamweaver user group
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CSS Advisor
Use the CSS Advisor to share knowledge and find answers to common CSS problems—or post comments and rate contributions.
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Navigation bar (spry menu bar) incompatibility issue
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