Where to start

Dreamweaver Help includes information for readers at a variety of levels. To get the most out of the documentation, start by reading the parts that are most relevant to your level of experience.

For HTML novices:

1	Begin by watching the Guided Tour movies. From the Dreamweaver main menu, choose Help > Guided Tours.
2	Next, work through the Dreamweaver tutorial. Choose Help > Tutorial, or follow the steps in the printed manual.
3	Work through the lessons for the topics that interest you. Choose Help > Lessons, then select a lesson.
4	Progress through the chapters that begin with Dreamweaver basics overview, Planning overview, Site management and collaboration overview, and Linking and navigation overview.
5	To learn about formatting text and including images in your pages, read the chapters that begin with Formatting text overview and Images overview.

That's all you really need to begin producing high-quality Web sites, but when you're ready to learn how to use more advanced layout and interaction tools, you can proceed through the rest of the topics in order. You may want to skip "Customizing Dreamweaver," at least at first.

For experienced Web designers who are new to Dreamweaver:

1	Begin by watching the Guided Tour movies. From the Dreamweaver main menu, choose Help > Guided Tours.
2	Work through the Dreamweaver tutorial to learn the basics of using Dreamweaver. Choose Help > Tutorial, or follow the steps in the printed manual.
3	Work through the lessons for the topics that interest you. Choose Help > Lessons, then select a lesson.
4	Read the chapter that begins with Dreamweaver basics overview for a further overview of the Dreamweaver user interface.
5	Although much of the material in Site management and collaboration overview and Linking and navigation overview is probably familiar to you, skim those chapters to see how these familiar concepts are implemented in Dreamweaver; pay particular attention to Using Dreamweaver to set up a new site. Then read Site management and collaboration overview and the rest of the site management topics.
6	The chapters that begin with Formatting text overview and Images overview provide useful information on the details of using Dreamweaver to create basic HTML pages.
7	Read the overview at the beginning of each subsequent chapter to determine whether its topics are of interest to you.

For experienced Web designers who are familiar with Dreamweaver 3:

1	Begin by reading What's new in Dreamweaver 4. Follow the cross-references from that section to sections covering new Dreamweaver features.
2	You may want to skim the chapter that begins with Dreamweaver basics overview to learn about new aspects of the Dreamweaver user interface.
3	Check out the Dreamweaver lessons; choose Help > Lessons for a list of interactive lessons you can try.
4	If you're interested in customizing and extending Dreamweaver, read the chapter that begins with Customizing Dreamweaver overview.