Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Fireworks MX 2004 have even more integration power than in previous versions. Basic Fireworks functionality is now integrated into Dreamweaver MX 2004 (crop images' adjust brightness and contrast' and sharpen). Fireworks can export buttons or navigation bars with attached JavaScript behaviors from Fireworks MX 2004 as Dreamweaver MX 2004 HTML or XHTML. This code can be seamlessly introduced into a Dreamweaver document. Fireworks MX 2004 pop-up menus are fully supported and editable in Dreamweaver MX 2004. Once content has been exported to Dreamweaver' you can easily launch and edit the original Fireworks file from within Dreamweaver' allowing the changes to be saved and re-exported with the click of one button.
Dreamweaver MX 2004 allows a similar launch and edit functionality with Flash MX 2004' allowing you to launch a source Flash file from within Dreamweaver' make changes' and click back to Dreamweaver with the changes intact. Dreamweaver MX 2004 now also includes support for Flash Elements. This allows parameters of Flash components inserted into Dreamweaver documents to be edited directly in Dreamweaver's Tag Inspector.

Dreamweaver MX 2004 continues to support the design functionality and database accessibility of Dreamweaver MX' producing a robust design tool that is both easy and powerful to work with. Dreamweaver MX 2004's support of server models is covered in greater detail in Dreamweaver MX 2004 dynamic FAQ (TechNote 16341).

Dreamweaver MX 2004 is the professional visual design solution for building websites and Internet applications. Dreamweaver's powerful features allow you to automate production and enhance team efficiency. Dreamweaver facilitates workflow through integration with other web applications' Macromedia Contribute' Fireworks and Flash' Microsoft Office' and leading e-commerce and application servers. Moreover' Dreamweaver can be customized using HTML' JavaScript' and XML for advanced website development. Dreamweaver builds better websites and Internet applications faster.

Dreamweaver MX 2004 now includes Secure FTP (SFTP) capabilities' supporting the OpenSSH 3.5p1 protocol. It has been tested with the following Secure FTP servers:

1. Macintosh OS X Server
2. RedHat Linux SSH
3. SSH Secure Shell
4. SSH Secure Shell for Windows
5. Van Dyke VShell Server for Windows

Dreamweaver MX 2004 writes either XHTML or HTML. If you choose to generate HTML' the code written is a subset of HTML 4.0 (for DHTML) and HTML 3.2 for maximum compatibility. If you chooses to generate XHTML' the code written is XHTML 1.0. Dreamweaver writes JavaScript which ranges from 1 to 1.2' using the most widely compatible code.

A working knowledge of HTML is very helpful when using Dreamweaver. However' many developers use Dreamweaver as a tool for learning HTML. You can use the Code and Design split view to design pages visually while watching the code changes as they happen. If you have any questions about the code that is written' you can easily access pertinent reference documents using the Reference Panel. You can also easily generate HTML or XHTML' and convert HTML documents to XHTML.

Dreamweaver Extensions add extra functionality to Dreamweaver MX 2004. You can access the Macromedia Exchange for Dreamweaver from the Commands menu for direct' easy access to the new Extension Manager and a wide variety of extensions that are readily available.

Dreamweaver MX 2004 includes support for UTF-8 as an encoding choice' which allows you to not only develop pages in other languages' but even to use multiple languages in the same web page. In addition to the UTF-8 support' however' Dreamweaver MX 2004 has always supported a robust set of encoding choices. Multi-language development can be very dependent upon the developer's environment' but Dreamweaver MX 2004 can be an excellent choice for the developer needing additional encoding support.