A Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 template is a special type of document that you use to design a "fixed" page layout; you can then create documents based on the template that inherit the page layout of the template. As you design a template, you specify which areas of documents based on that template users can edit.
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Templates enable you to control a large design area and reuse complete layouts. If you want to reuse individual design elements, such as a sites copyright information or a logo, you can create library items. For more information, see Managing Site Assets and Libraries. |
The chapter contains the following sections:
About Dreamweaver templates
Creating a Dreamweaver template
Creating templates for a Contribute site
Creating editable regions
Creating repeating regions
Using optional regions
Defining editable tag attributes
Creating a nested template
Editing and updating templates
Managing templates
Exporting and importing template XML content
Exporting a site without template markup
Applying or removing a template from an existing document
Editing content in a template-based document