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Getting to know the Dreamweaver 8 workspace 33
The Window Size pop-up menu (visible in Design view only) lets you
resize the Document window to predetermined or custom dimensions. For
more information, see “Resizing the Document window” in
Using
Dreamweaver .
To the right of the Window Size pop-up menu are the estimated document
size and estimated download time for the page, including all dependent
files such as images and other media files. For more information, see
“Setting download time and size preferences” in
Using Dreamweaver .
For more information about using the status bar, see Chapter 1, “Exploring
the Workspace” in
Using Dreamweaver .
The Insert bar
The Insert bar contains buttons for creating and inserting objects such as
tables, layers, and images. When you roll the pointer over a button, a
tooltip appears with the name of the button.
The buttons are organized into several categories, which you can switch on
the left side of the Insert bar. Additional categories appear when the current
document contains server code, such as ASP or CFML documents. When
you start Dreamweaver, the category you were last working in opens.
Some categories have buttons with pop-up menus. When you select an
option from a pop-up menu, it becomes the default action for the button.
For example, if you select Image Placeholder from the Image button’s pop-
up menu, the next time you click the Image button, Dreamweaver inserts
an image placeholder. Anytime you select a new option from the pop-up
menu, the default action for the button changes.
The Insert bar is organized in the following categories:
The Common category enables you to create and insert the most
commonly used objects, such as images and tables.
The Layout category
enables you to insert tables,
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tags, layers, and
frames. You can also you choose among three views of tables: Standard
(default), Expanded Tables, and Layout. When Layout mode is selected,
you can use the Dreamweaver layout tools: Draw Layout Cell and Draw
Layout Table.