Subject Descriptors: Insert Panel, Properties Panel, Insert Graphics, Insert Links
Application (Version): Dream Weaver CS4 Windows XP, Windows Vista
Task Description: Where is the Insert Panel? Where is the Properties Panel? How do I insert graphics and links into my web pages?
Tutorial Date: 27 May 2009, by Tim Holmes
Dreamweaver allows you to insert objects and change their attributes with the floating panels and menu commands. Dreamweaver for Windows also has the option to have fixed panels instead of floating panels. Once objects have been inserted on the page, they appear as they will when the web page is published online.
Once you start Dreamweaver, you may see a blank Web page with 2 floating panels:
1) Insert Panel: By default, this is the side menu bar. It has graphical buttons or icons for objects that can be inserted into a web page. These include images, tables and applets. You can select different types of objects from the tabs at the top of the panel. The Common list is the default.
2) Properties Panel: By default, this panel is below your web page. It looks like a Word processor formatting toolbar. When you choose an element on the Web page, you can adjust its properties here. You can toggle the advanced properties by clicking the small white arrow in the lower right corner of the panel.
