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Dreamweaver MX. Lesson 9: Using Templates. Overview of Templates. Templates represent a web page design or _______ that will be common to multiple pages. There are two situations where templates are especially useful: Multiple pages need an identical design or layout,

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  1. Dreamweaver MX Lesson 9: Using Templates

  2. Overview of Templates • Templates represent a web page design or _______ that will be common to multiple pages. • There are two situations where templates are especially useful: • Multiple pages need an identical design or layout, • A designer creates the look of the page while content editors add content to the page. • _________ are more useful when you want to repeat specific content on multiple pages, but common design and layout are not important.

  3. Creating Templates (p. 277) • Create a web page with the desired design (tables, graphics, etc.). • Select File > SaveAsTemplate. • Select a _____ and give the template a name. • Click Save. • The template has been saved with a ______ extension in the Templates folder of the site.

  4. Adding/Removing Editable Areas (p. 279) • By default, all areas of a template are _______, but can be made editable. • To make an area editable (such as a table cell, a specific graphic, paragraph, etc.), select the area. • Click the Templates tab in the ________ bar. • Click the EditableRegion icon, enter a name for the region, OK. Save the file. • To remove an editable region, click the tab for the region, select Modify > Templates > RemoveTemplateMarkup.

  5. Creating Optional Content (p. 285) • Optional content is content that is hidden or displayed on a page that is based on the template. • Optional content may be based on __________, such as LANGUAGE == ‘English’. • To make content in a template optional, select the content. • Click the Optional Region icon on the Templates tab of the Insert bar. • In the Basic tab of the dialog box, uncheck ShowbyDefault.

  6. Inserting Repeating Regions (p. 286) • A repeating region is an area that may need to be duplicated, such as for different products in an online _________. • Select the repeating region, such as a table row or rows. • Click the RepeatingRegion icon on the Templates tab of the Insert bar. • Enter a name for the repeating region, click OK. • Select individual cells in the repeating region (use the Tag_________ at the bottom if necessary), click the EditableRegion icon, and name the editable region. Save.

  7. Building Pages from a Template (p. 289) • To build a page from a template, select File > New, select the Templates tab. • Select the appropriate site, the desired template in that site, ________. • Click on editable regions (double-click editable graphics) to make changes. Controlling Optional Content (p. 292) • To show optional content, select Modify > TemplateProperties. Select the region. • Check the Show … check box, OK.

  8. Adding Repeating Entries (p. 293) • Enter the desired content in the editable regions of the repeating entries. • Click the ___ button on the Repeat tab to duplicate a repeating region. • Click on a repeating entry and click the up or down _______ on the Repeat tab to change the order of the entries. Save.

  9. Modifying a Template (p. 295) • You can modify the template and automatically update all pages that use the template. • In the Templates category of the Assets panel, double-click the desired template. • Add content as desired to the template (e.g., change a hyperlink for a graphic). • Save the template. • Click Update to modify all pages that use the template. • Close the update log. • Test the changes that were made.

  10. Creating Editable Tag Attributes (p. 297) • Even if content is locked in a template (not editable), you can make tag attributes of the content editable (increasing _______ of design). • In the template, select the element whose attributes you wish to make editable (you may need to use the Tag_________ at the bottom). • Select Modify > Templates > MakeAttributeEditable. • In the dialog box, make a selection from the Attribute menu. • Click MakeAttributeEditable, OK. • Save the template, click Update, close.

  11. Modifying an Editable Tag Attribute (p. 299) • In the page that is based on the template, select Modify > TemplateProperties. • Select the desired attribute, change its value, click OK.

  12. Creating Nested Templates (p. 301) • Templates can be nested. A ____ template can be used for all pages in a site. Then a nested template can ______ from the base with some unique features for a certain category of pages. • Open a template, modify it as desired to form the nested template. Save this template and update all pages using this template. • Select File > New. From the Templates tab, select this original template, click Create. • Choose File > SaveAsTemplate to create the new nested template. • Create new pages from the new template.

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