These options let you modify the appearance of Dreamweaver.
There are document options:
- Show start page
Dreamweaver will show a start page when you don't have any documents open. - Reopen documents on startup
Open any documents that were open when you last closed Dreamweaver. This is like the "sessions" in Web browsers and other programs. - Warn when opening read-only files
If you won't be able to save your edits Dreamweaver will alert you. - Update links when moving files
Dreamweaver can automatically update links in a site when you move files around within the site.
There are also editing options:
- Show dialog when inserting objects
When you insert objects like images, tables, or media objects, Dreamweaver will prompt you for additional information required. - Enable double-byte inline input
Dreamweaver can accept double-byte characters, like for Chinese or Japanese, entered directly into the document window, if the encoding allows it. - Switch to plain paragraph after heading
When you hit enter after a heading, Dreamweaver will start a new paragraph entity rather than continuing with the headline. - Allow multiple consecutive spaces
If you type two or more space characters in design view, Dreamweaver will input them as non-breaking spaces. - Use <strong> and <em> in place of <b> and <i>
This will make your pages more accessible. - Use CSS instead of HTML tags
This helps separate style from structure. - Warn when placing editable regions within <p> or header tags
Dreamweaver will warn you when building a template file that includes editable regions within paragraphs and headlines. This remindes you that users will not be able to create sub-paragraphs (or headlines) within these tags. - Maximum number of history steps
The history panel will retain as many or as few steps as you indicate here. - Spelling dictionary
Choose the language and dialect your pages will be written in and Dreamweaver will check the spelling against this dictionary.
Once you've updated the general preferences, click "OK" to save your preferences.