For example, you might use a template to define a group of pages with a three column layout, a common background color, and common menu bar at the top of the page, possibly common links on both sides of the page, and only the center column of the page left available for customization.How to Create a TemplateDreamweaver gives you two methods to create a template, but this article discusses only the second method. The methods are: Create a template from an existing page. Create a template from a new page. Here are the steps to create a Dreamweaver template from a new page:1.
Click the File menu, then click New. 2. A "New Document" dialog box will pop up. In the left column (the Category column) of the dialog box select Template page and in the right column (the Template column) select "HTML template".
Click the Create button in the lower right corner of the dialog box.The template is created. Now save the template as follows:1. Click the File menu, then click Save. 2.
You may get a Dreamweaver message complaining that the template has no editable regions. Ignore it, and click OK. 3. Now a "Save as Template" box will pop up.
Type the name you want for the template in the bottom entry field, which is labeled "Save as".Dreamweaver will automatically create a Templates folder and save the template into it.
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