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How to Create a Dreamweaver Template

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Dreamweaver templates solve a problem that many companies have - how to maintain a site and keep standard sections standard. The common solution to this problem is to use server side includes, but if your Web server doesn't support SSI, then you can't use it. There are a few other ways to include one HTML file in another, but they all require either server-side programs or JavaScript on your customers' computers.

Dreamweaver templates allows you to create a site template that is maintained in one area of your site, and then create many pages that are based on that template. Then, whenever the template is modified, you can update all the pages that use that template.

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Start With a  LayoutStart With a LayoutSave as Template - File MenuSave as Template - in File MenuDescribe the TemplateDescribe the TemplateA Templates Folder is CreatedA Templates Folder is Created
Start Adding Editable RegionsStart Adding Editable RegionsName the Editable RegionName the Editable RegionEditable Regions in BlocksEditable Regions in BlocksView the Finished TemplateView the Finished Template
Create a New Templated PageCreate a New Templated PageChange the TemplateChange the Template - Update the Files
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