NOTE: Certain template regions are customizable and offer more options than others. (Optional) If available, select other options as desired. In the Name text box, type a name for the template region. The New Editable Region dialog box appears. Place the insertion point on the line where you would like the region to appear.įrom the Insert menu, select Template Objects » Editable Region. If you have not created an editable region in your template, Dreamweaver will prompt you to do so with a warning box before you save or close the newly created template. For more information on template regions, see Templates: An Overview.Īll templates must include at least one editable region. Template regions allow you to choose what content is on each page as well as whether the content is editable. (Optional) From the Layout list, select the desired page layout. Creating a New TemplateĬreating a new template is similar to creating a new web page.įrom the Category list, select Blank Template.įrom the Template Type list, select HTML Template. After the shell is created, the next step is to create the page layout by adding regions and content. The first step in using templates is creating the template shell (i.e., blank template). This article is based on legacy software. (Archives) Adobe Dreamweaver CS3: Templates: Creating Templates
Just downloaded your software as we try to find a menu that works with touch screens.
Click in the spot you want the code to appear in and type the phrase: your code hereĤ. Decide where you would like the drop down menu to appear in your page. Now you should add a drop down menu in your template page. Delete all unnecessary code from this page.ģ. Lets create the template for the website which we'll use on all pages. html file and " menu_files" folder with all menu files.Ģ. You can enter any name you like, for example enter " menu". Use "Publish" function and save your menu.
The header info in the template is 'locked' (not an editable region) - so I'm not sure how to allow the menu files to be linked to both the template and the other pages?Ī: 1. I am trying to use the menu in a (Dreamweaver) template and therefore have to put the CSS3Menu index files in the template folder - but when I create a webpage from that template in the root folder it can't 'see' the menu file in the template folder.