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development environment or language kit that facilitates double-byte text (such as Japanese characters). When this option is

deselected, a text input window appears for entering and converting double-byte text; the text appears in the Document

window after it is accepted.

Switch To Plain Paragraph After Heading Specifies that pressing Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh) at the end of a

heading paragraph in Design view creates a new paragraph tagged with a p tag. (A heading paragraph is one that’s tagged

with a heading tag such as h1 or h2.) When the option is disabled, pressing Enter or Return at the end of a heading

paragraph creates a new paragraph tagged with the same heading tag (allowing you to type multiple headings in a row and

then go back and fill in details).

Allow Multiple Consecutive Spaces Specifies that typing two or more spaces in Design view creates nonbreaking spaces

that appear in a browser as multiple spaces. (For example, you can type two spaces between sentences, as you would on a

typewriter.) This option is designed mostly for people who are used to typing in word processors. When the option is disabled,

multiple spaces are treated as a single space (because browsers treat multiple spaces as single spaces).

Use <strong> and <em> in Place of <b> and <i> Specifies that Dreamweaver applies the strong tag whenever you perform

an action that would normally apply the b tag, and applies the em tag whenever you perform an action that would normally

apply the i tag. Such actions include clicking the Bold or Italic buttons in the text Property inspector in HTML mode and

choosing Format > Style > Bold or Format > Style > Italic. To use the b and i tags in your documents, deselect this option.

Note: The World Wide Web Consortium discourages use of the b and i tags; the strong and em tags provide more semantic

information than the b and i tags do.

Warn when placing editable regions within <p> or <h1> - <h6> tags Specifies whether a warning message is displayed

whenever you save a Dreamweaver template that has an editable region within a paragraph or heading tag. The message tells

you that users will not be able to create more paragraphs in the region. It is enabled by default.

Centering Specifies whether you want to center elements using divalign="center" or the center tag when you click the Align

Center button in the Property inspector.

Note: Both of these approaches to centering have been officially deprecated as of the HTML 4.01 specification; you should

use CSS styles to center text. Both of these approaches are still technically valid as of the XHTML 1.0 Transitional

specification, but they’re no longer valid in the XHTML 1.0 Strict specification.

Maximum Number of History Steps Determines the number of steps that the History panel retains and shows. (The default

value should be sufficient for most users.) If you exceed the given number of steps in the History panel, the oldest steps are

discarded.

For more information, see Task automation.

Spelling Dictionary lists the available spelling dictionaries. If a dictionary contains multiple dialects or spelling conventions

(such as American English and British English), the dialects are listed separately in the Dictionary pop-up menu.

Set Fonts preferences for documents in Dreamweaver

A document’s encoding determines how the document appears in a browser. Dreamweaver font preferences let you view a given encoding in the

font and size you prefer. The fonts you select in the Fonts Preferences dialog, however, only affect the way fonts appear in Dreamweaver; they do

not affect the way the document appears in a visitor’s browser. To change the way fonts appear in a browser, you need to change the text by using

the Property inspector or by applying a CSS rule.

For information on setting a default encoding for new documents, see Creating and opening documents.

1. Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Preferences (Macintosh).

2. Select Fonts from the Category list on the left.

3. Select an encoding type (such as Western European or Japanese) from the Font Settings list.

Note: To display an Asian language, you must be using an operating system that supports double-byte fonts.

4. Select a font and size to use for each category of the selected encoding.

Note: To appear in the font pop-up menus, a font must be installed on your computer. For example, to see Japanese text

you must have a Japanese font installed.

Proportional Font The font that Dreamweaver uses to display normal text (for example, text in paragraphs, headings, and

tables). The default depends on your system’s installed fonts. For most U.S. systems, the default is Times New Roman 12 pt.

(Medium) on Windows and Times 12 pt. on Mac OS.

Fixed Font The font Dreamweaver uses to display text within pre, code, and tt tags. The default depends on your system’s

installed fonts. For most U.S. systems, the default is Courier New 10 pt. (Small) on Windows and Monaco 12 pt. on Mac OS.

Code View The font used for all text that appears in the Code view and Code inspector. The default depends on your

system’s installed fonts.

Customize Dreamweaver highlighting colors

Use the Highlighting preferences to customize the colors that identify template regions, library items, third-party tags, layout elements, and code in