Creating a Template

[brendaly]

I'm taking an easy way out and using a pre-created page from the dreamweaver files "2col_leftNav"
Now I have edited it to make it appear as I want, but I'd like to save it as a template because I want to use this design for all the pages in my site, so that anytime I change a link, etc., I only have to change it in one place, and have the entire right lower "story" space be editable for each individual page.
Any tips or tutorials?
Becasue I tried to make it a template, it gets all screwedd up. Help?
Brenda

 

[ChrisHirst]

use server side includes

Chris.

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[brendaly]

I'm a little ignorant, it seems. What does that mean?

 

[ChrisHirst]

<selfpromo>
Server Side Includes
</selfpromo>

and Server Side Includes


Chris.

Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?
Woo Hoo! the cobblers kids get new shoes.
People Counting Systems

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

 

[wheelyjoe]

Yes Chris you lack life experiences Go home!

 

[vacunita]

What do you mean by it gets screwed up??? What does it do when you save it as a template and then attempt to use it???



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[brendaly]

It does one of two things:

It loses all of the css formatting.

Or, it keeps the formatting, but everything is locked and I can't seem to make the content area editable.
B
ps- Thanks for answering

 

[vacunita]

Did you add any editable regions before saving it as a template???

You have to go to the Insert Menu then select Template objects, and then click on Editable regions. Once that is done. Every time you create a page from that template, it will have the editable regions available.

Hope this helps



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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.