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Many people would say that Adobe Dreamweaver is the the market leading software package for web design and development. The product was originally developed by Macromedia, who in turn were purchased by Adobe Systems Incorporated in 2005, and this is why the product changed its named from “Macromedia Dreamweaver” to “Adobe Dreamweaver”. Versions of the software are available for both Apple Macintosh computers and PCs running the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Since the program’s first release in 1997, many subsequent versions of Adobe Dreamweaver, each with improvements over the prior versions, have been released. The latest version of the software is known as Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 - the “CS3″ stands for “Creative Suite 3″. It should be noted that Adobe distributes various packages and collections of their software (the software generally being intended for creative professionals in the fields of graphic design, web development and video-editing, etc.) under the Creative Suite 3 name. There are in fact a variety of different Creative Suite 3 packages available: Web Standard, Web Premium, Design Standard, Design Premium, Production Premium and Master Collection - however only four of these packages (Web Standard, Web Premium, Design Premium, and Master Collection) actually include Adobe Dreamweaver CS3.

It is probably fair to say, that for the most part, it can take some time and effort for new users to fully master Adobe Dreamweaver. This is not because of any particular weakness or flaw in the software, but simply because of the fact that the program includes such a wide range of capabilities and options that learning how to use them take time. As a result, many people who are getting started with Dreamweaver find that training or tutorials can be of tremendous help - with the right kind of assistance, even a newbie can learn Dreamweaver surprisingly quickly.