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Tue 23 Jan 2007, 16:25 Delegate Sue said...

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Template

How do I set up a template?

Wed 24 Jan 2007, 10:07 Trainer Rich said...

Creating a template in dreamweaver 8

Hi Sue,

I find the best way to create a template is to start a new page, then immediately File -> Save As Template... You will be alerted to the fact that your file does not contain any editable regions, but that's okay, you can add these after you've saved the template.

Once saved, create your page layout, and insert Editable Regions by placing the cursor at the appropriate place, then going to Insert -> Template Objects -> Editable Region (or Control+Alt+V). Give your editable region a name (eg. 'maincontent' or 'rightsidebar').

Save your template with File -> Save (or Control+S).

Then create a new file based on your template by going to File -> New. On the dialogue box that appears, flick to the Template tab, ensure the correct Site is selected, then double click on the template.

I hope this answers your question.

Regards, Rich

Dreamweaver tip:

JumpMenu in new window

When inserting a jumpmenu to a page, the only option available for 'open in' is usually 'main window'. There would be other options available if the page was a frameset.

To change the jumpmenu to open in a new window, change the target parameter of the selectbox in your code to 'window.open()'.

eg.

<select name="menu1" onChange="MM_jumpMenu('window.open()',this,0)">

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