You Open (File New Page) the Template for each page you want to create
- or copy paste the opened Template file and rename each copy
If you modify the Template you Save As a Template
| OK, then can you tell me what steps are involved in using a template to
| create a new page? After I select and open it, what do I do then to make a
| template that I modify a part of my Web? What steps do I take to move a
| modified template page into my Web?
| | > No
| >
| > The Page Templates are for creating new pages and can not be applied to
| other existing pages
| >
| > PS
| > That is a new Feature in FP2003 called Dynamic Templates
| > See
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/frontpage/default.asp
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| | > | Thanks. From your instructions for the Include Page, which I followed
| > | carefully, I put some boilerplate text (address info, copyright notice,
| > | etc.) and was able to insert it on other pages I chose. Pretty neat!
| > |
| > | I still don't get Page Templates though. Once selected, is a page
| template
| > | supposed to be copied onto a Web page? If so, should I just Select All
| on a
| > | page within a Web and then paste the page template over that page?
| > |
| > | Did MS put page templates in FP as a basis for an entire Web to use "as
| is"
| > | from a layout standpoint, cutting elements from the page template and
| then
| > | pasting in new content? I'm sure a page template is a great timesaver
| once
| > | someone figures how to use it, but as you can tell, I'm still confused.
| > | | > | > >-----Original Message-----
| > | > >I can't figure out what the word "apply" means in
| > | > >FrontPage 2000 Help. It says to "apply" a new or modifed
| > | > >Page Template or Include Page. This is all new to me.
| > | > >Can someone tell me exactly what steps I have to take to
| > | > >apply a Page Template or Include Page? I aploigize for
| > | > >asking such a dumb question.
| > | >
| > | > Yes, "apply" is an unusual word in this context.
| > | >
| > | > To use a page template, Choose New from the File menu,
| > | > choose Page, and then select one of the templates in the
| > | > New dialog box.
| > | >
| > | > An Include Page component adds the content of one Web
| > | > page to another. To do this:
| > | > 1. Create a Web page that contains whatever you want
| > | > to replicate.
| > | > 2. Open a page that you want to receive the
| > | > replicated content, and set the insertion point.
| > | > 3. Choose Component from the Insert menu, then choose
| > | > Include Page from the submenu.
| > | > 4. When the Include Page dialog box appears, click the
| > | > Browse button, select teh file from step 1, and then
| > | > click OK and OK.
| > | >
| > | > Jim Buyens
| > | > Microsoft FrontPage MVP
| > | > (e-mail address removed)
| > | >
http://www.interlacken.com
| > | > Author of:
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| > | > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out ||
| > | > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out ||
| > | > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition ||
| > | > || Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002 ||
| > | > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming ||
| > | > || (All from Microsoft Press) ||
| > | > |/----------------------------------------------------\|
| > | > *------------------------------------------------------*
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