Dreamweaver
Interface
Specicfying
Preview Browsers
As
you develop your Web pages, you will want to view your efforts
in a browser. In fact, it is best to test your Web pages in
several browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape
Communicator at minimum. In Preferences, you can specify which
browsers you would like to use to preview your pages. To simplify
the preview process, Dreamweaver has keyboard shortcuts for
viewing your pages in different browsers. Two of the browsers
can be set up with shortcut keys. These are called the primary
and secondary browsers.
To
select Preview Browsers:
1)
Choose Edit|Preferences and select Preview in Browser from
the category list on the left -OR-
Choose File|Preview in Browser|Edit Browser List
The
preferences dialog box opens, as shown here, clicking a browser
name in the window on the right shows you whether it's the
primary or secondary browser, or neither.
2) Click the plus {+} button to add a browser to the list.
When the dialog box opens, find the browser application on
your hard drive. (NOTE: finding the shortcut icon to the browser
also works.) Select "Primary Browser" if you want
to launch this browser by pressing [F12] when previewing your
pages. Select "Secondary Browser" to preview your
document by pressing [CTRL] + [F12]. You'll be using these
shortcuts often, so memorize them quickly. Use the {-} button
to remove a browser you do not need.
To change a browser choice, select the browser name in the
list. Then click "Edit" and locate the different
browser in your hard drive.
3) Click "OK" when you are done adding or changing
browsers.
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