How to group Adobe CS5 application tabs in one window (like the Windows version)?

On Windows (7) my Adobe products have all their tabs and tab groups in the same window.

On Mac (OS X Lion) my Adobe products have all their tabs and tab groups separated floated every which way.

Is there a way on the Mac to group all these tabs like on the Windows machine?

See the different windows flung about the desktop:


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I am using Adobe CS5.

Apparently I am not the only one complaining about this:

http://blogs.adobe.com/dreamweaver/2010/04/dreamweaver_cs5_help_now_avail.html


I only have CS6, and, in that version, I'd make sure Window > Application Frame was checked. This moves everything (documents, palettes, etc.) into one window frame like the Windows version.


You should be able to check "Application Frame" in Dreamweaver as well... At least you can in CS6, I don't have CS5 installed anywhere any more. But for a more in depth look into how to style dreamweaver's layouts check out this help page from Adobe, it's pretty straight forward.

You may also find that changing to one of the other preset work spaces suits you better. It should be something like Window >> Workspace layout. You can create your own custom layouts, but you'll probably find one that suits you from the myriad of presets.