Dreamweaver CS4 Templates

I sometimes get a little lost with all of the different files on my computer. Or maybe I am not looking in the right place. But I have DW CS4 that was purchased in summer 2009. My question is - are there any nice web templates that came with the software that I can look through and see what's there for a project?
Or, are there any professional-looking templates from Adobe that are free that I can download? I am looking for something that already looks great and all I need to do is download it or open it, then do a little bit of customization to make it look unique.
Thanks - Deaf Guy

A simple Google search should get you on your way.
http://www.dreamweaver-templates.net/free-web-templates.htm
http://www.webassist.com/free-downloads/dreamweaver-templates/
(By the way, WebAssist also sells complete Dreamweaver creation tools and they're really good).
http://www.buytemplates.net/promotion-templates/dreamweaver-template-free-download.php
But if you open Dreamweaver and pull down File>New you should see a New Document window that allows you to choose from a Blank Page, a Blank Template, a Page from a Template (assuming you all ready have a template set up) a Page from Sample or Other.
You can then choose from a long list of page types (you will want to choose HTML or HTML Template) and layouts for your pages. And all of these come with Dreamweaver. You will see previews in the far right box if you choose one layout or another.
One thing I would caution you on. Some of the templates that are installed in Dreamweaver CS3 (which is what I am using) and which may be installed in CS4 may be table-based. Table-based layouts are deprecated these days and you should pick designs that are created using CSS and <div> tags.

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