I highly recommend Firebug (Firefox plugin) or CSSEdit (Mac) if you want to make CSS changes on the fly.

I use Dreamweaver 8. I never had any problems like you mention.

Thanks Stephen. Goran — a css style located in an external style sheet.

I also have no similar problems with DW. Are you remembering to SAVE the changes before previewing? I only ask this because it’s something I forget to do frequently!
DB~