No shortcuts I’m afraid, every web designer uses Dreamweaver differently.
Sit down, get a few books or tutorials (Enrol on a college course) and learn how it works. (This will include accessing and using the underlying code)
If you don’t have time for this, get a more basic program with plenty of ready made templates, and use this to make your site.
Hope this helps
Bill
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