154 | Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS6: Part 1

ACTIVITY A-1
Customizing Personalized Workspace Layout

Before You Begin

Dreamweaver is open.

Scenario
You have been working with Dreamweaver for some time and you would like to modify your
workspace to make it more convenient.

1. Determine a workspace with which to begin and modify it.

a) To the right of the Application bar, select the Workspace drop-down arrow.
b) Select various workspaces and note the arrangement. Think about how convenient it would be to
use them.
c) Select the Designer workspace.
d) Right-click the Adobe Browser Lab panel tab.
e) Select Close.
f) Right-click the Business Catalyst panel tab.
g) Select Close.
h) Select Window→History.
i) On the History panel tab, click and drag it up and to the right of the Insert tab.
j) When you see a blue line around the Insert panel release the mouse button.
k) You created a panel group with the Insert panel and History panel sharing the same space in the
dock.

2. Turn on color icons.

a) Select View→Color Icons.
b) Note that all icons are now colored.

3. Modify preferences
a) Select Edit→Preferences.
b) In the Category column, select Fonts.
c) In the Code view Size drop-down list, select 12 pt (Medium) and select OK.

4. Save the new workspace.

a) To the right of the Application bar, select the Workspace drop-down arrow.
b) Select New Workspace.
c) Type My Workspace and select OK.
d) Select the Workspace drop-down arrow and verify that My Workspace is listed and selected.
e) Note that even if you rearrange this workspace, there is a menu choice to Reset ‘My Workspace’.

Appendix A : Customizing the Workspace | Topic A