San Francisco, California - February 20, 2001 -Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced the availability of a suite of Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 extensions that will appeal to emerging developers and designers. These new extensions simplify common tasks such as building online photo albums and publishing professional-quality Web content from Microsoft Word and FrontPage, enabling new users to achieve professional results without specialized knowledge. The free extensions are available as part of the Quick Start Collection which includes templates, tutorials, and graphics for users working with the Dreamweaver 4 Fireworks 4 Studio. For more information on the collection, go to http://www.macromedia.com/software/dwfwstudio/news/wizard/ "Dreamweaver 4 and these new extensions put Web design within anyone's reach," said Tom Hale, senior vice president of product marketing for Macromedia. "Both experienced and new users who want to achieve professional results will appreciate the Quick Start Collection." Macromedia Dreamweaver is the market-leading visual Web authoring solution used by seven out of 10 professional developers. Because Dreamweaver 4 is built to be customized, users can easily add functions and enhancements that encapsulate advanced knowledge of HTML and JavaScript or complex, multistep operations Dreamweaver users can easily find and download more than 250 extensions at the Macromedia Exchange (http://www.macromedia.com/exchange/).