Dreamweaver chapter 12 PowerPoint.

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Chapter 12
Creating and Using Templates

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1. Create templates with editable regions
2. Use templates to create pages
3. Use templates to update a site
4. Use advanced template options
Chapter 12 Lessons

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• A template is a special kind of page
that contains both locked regions and
other types of regions that cannot be
modified by authors.
• Locked regions are areas on the
page that cannot be modified by page
authors.
Creating and Using Templates

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• An optional region is an area in the
template that users can choose to
show or hide.
• An editable region is an area where
template users can add or change
content.
Creating and Using Templates

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Tools You’ll Use
Creating and Using Templates

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• Templates are saved with a .dwt
extension.
• When you save a template, by
default, the content on the page is
locked.
Creating Templates with Editable
Regions

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• An optional region’s visibility is
controlled by the conditional
statement if.
• If you want to give users the ability to
show or hide page elements, then
you can define the element as an
editable optional region.
Creating Templates with Editable
Regions

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activities_pages template with editable region added
Creating Templates with Editable
Regions
Editable
region label
Selected
editable
region is
marked by
blue outline
Templates
list arrow

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• When you create a template, you save
time and ensure consistency in your
web pages.
• When your mouse pointer appears in
the shape of a circle with a line cutting
through it, you are positioned over a
locked region.
Use Templates to Create Pages

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Use Templates to Create Pages
Working with a template-based page
Pointer positioned over a locked region

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• When you add a link to a page that is
based on a template, you must use
document-relative links.
• The path to a link goes from the
template file to the linked page.
Use Templates to Create Pages

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• You can attach a template to an
existing page that you have already
created.
• Before you attach the page, delete
any elements on the page that also
appear on the template.
Use Templates to Create Pages

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• You should update a website
frequently to keep the content fresh
and timely.
• You can make changes to a template
in the Assets panel or the Files panel.
Use Templates to update a Site

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Use Templates to update a Site
Update Template Files dialog box
Any change that
you make to a
template is applied
to all nested
templates and the
pages that are
based on the
template
Files based on activities_pages template

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• If your template will be used by many
people, you should include several
optional regions in it so they can pick
and choose form content element.
• Nested templates are those that are
based on another template.
Use Advanced Template Options

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Use Advanced Template Options
The Editable Tag
Attributes dialog box
can be used to
specify that certain
attributes of locked
regions be editable
Editable Tag Attributes dialog box