How to Create a Template for a Web Page With Dreamweaver

Templates are especially useful when you want the same basic elements - such as logos, navigation bars and copyright information - on each page in your Web site. You can also use templates to specify background colors, font sizes, and other common settings, saving you a lot of work designing each individual page. Dreamweaver 3.0 makes templates easy.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Macromedia Dreamweaver

Creating a New Template

1. Start Dreamweaver and open a blank page.
2. Open the Windows menu and select Templates.
3. Click on the New Template button in the lower right corner, which resembles a piece of paper with the corner folded over. Type the name you want for the template.
4. Insert the content you wish to appear on each page, including links, images, background colors and font styles.
5. When finished, click on the File menu and choose Save As Template. Type the name of the template.

Saving an Existing Page as a Template

6. Start Dreamweaver and open the page to be used as a template.
7. Make any desired changes to the Web page, such as deleting page-specific content or adding information that will appear on each page.
8. From the File menu, choose Save As Template. Locate the site the template will be saved in and name the template.

Editing an Existing Template

9. With the Dreamweaver program open, click on Window and select Templates.
10. Double-click the template name to open it.
11. Make any changes desired and save the file. The changes will be applied only to new pages created using the template, not pages already created with a template.