Dreamweaver MX

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Overview of Templates Templates represent a web page design or

_______ that will be common to multiple pages. There are two situations where templates are

especially useful:– Multiple pages need an identical design or layout,– A designer creates the look of the page while

content editors add content to the page. _________ are more useful when you want to

repeat specific content on multiple pages, but common design and layout are not important.

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Creating Templates (p. 277) Create a web page with the desired design

(tables, graphics, etc.). Select File > Save As Template. Select a _____ and give the template a name. Click Save. The template has been saved with a ______

extension in the Templates folder of the site.

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Adding/Removing Editable Areas (p. 279) By default, all areas of a template are _______,

but can be made editable. To make an area editable (such as a table cell,

a specific graphic, paragraph, etc.), select the area.

Click the Templates tab in the ________ bar. Click the Editable Region icon, enter a name for

the region, OK. Save the file. To remove an editable region, click the tab for

the region, select Modify > Templates > Remove Template Markup.

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Creating Optional Content (p. 285) Optional content is content that is hidden or

displayed on a page that is based on the template.

Optional content may be based on __________, such as LANGUAGE == ‘English’.

To make content in a template optional, select the content.

Click the Optional Region icon on the Templates tab of the Insert bar.

In the Basic tab of the dialog box, uncheck Show by Default.

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Inserting Repeating Regions (p. 286) A repeating region is an area that may need to

be duplicated, such as for different products in an online _________.

Select the repeating region, such as a table row or rows.

Click the Repeating Region icon on the Templates tab of the Insert bar.

Enter a name for the repeating region, click OK. Select individual cells in the repeating region

(use the Tag _________ at the bottom if necessary), click the Editable Region icon, and name the editable region. Save.

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Building Pages from a Template (p. 289) To build a page from a template, select File >

New, select the Templates tab. Select the appropriate site, the desired template

in that site, ________. Click on editable regions (double-click editable

graphics) to make changes.Controlling Optional Content (p. 292) To show optional content, select Modify >

Template Properties. Select the region. Check the Show … check box, OK.

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Adding Repeating Entries (p. 293) Enter the desired content in the editable regions

of the repeating entries. Click the ___ button on the Repeat tab to

duplicate a repeating region. Click on a repeating entry and click the up or

down _______ on the Repeat tab to change the order of the entries. Save.

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Modifying a Template (p. 295) You can modify the template and automatically

update all pages that use the template. In the Templates category of the Assets panel,

double-click the desired template. Add content as desired to the template (e.g.,

change a hyperlink for a graphic). Save the template. Click Update to modify all pages that use the

template. Close the update log. Test the changes that were made.

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Creating Editable Tag Attributes (p. 297) Even if content is locked in a template (not

editable), you can make tag attributes of the content editable (increasing _______ of design).

In the template, select the element whose attributes you wish to make editable (you may need to use the Tag _________ at the bottom).

Select Modify > Templates > Make Attribute Editable.

In the dialog box, make a selection from the Attribute menu.

Click Make Attribute Editable, OK. Save the template, click Update, close.

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Modifying an Editable Tag Attribute (p. 299) In the page that is based on the template, select

Modify > Template Properties. Select the desired attribute, change its value,

click OK.

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Creating Nested Templates (p. 301) Templates can be nested. A ____ template can

be used for all pages in a site. Then a nested template can ______ from the base with some unique features for a certain category of pages.

Open a template, modify it as desired to form the nested template. Save this template and update all pages using this template.

Select File > New. From the Templates tab, select this original template, click Create.

Choose File > Save As Template to create the new nested template.

Create new pages from the new template.