Class 2-2

Templates | Forms

All About Web Templates

Introduction

What is a web template and what is a Dreamweaver Template?

How to make templates in Dreamweaver

1. How to Create a Dreamweaver Template from any html page
   Synopsis:
• Create sample page and "Save As Template" in Dreamweaver (file menu item)
• Highlight areas the user should be allowed to modify and select Insert, Template Objects, Editable Region
2. How to Customize a Dreamweaver Pre-defined Template

For more help and samples

see Evolution of a Template

For even more help, see Adobe Tutorials

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How to make templates in any other web editor

Start with the right skeleton, create a page with the layout (divs) and css references that you want, add in #include files, and save as an .shtml file. Don't put any content in. Then when you go to make a new page, open the correct template save it as the new web page, then start adding content.

• Skeleton

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Forms

A form is enclosed in <form>.....</form> tags with <input>....</input> tags within. It's just standard html language. For a review of the tags that can be part of a form, see Form Tags.

Add a form to your website and next week we'll turn it into a form that your users can use to email comments to you.