Posted by Steve Pugh on 02/02/06 20:13

John Salerno wrote:
> Steve Pugh wrote:
>
> > Use the options from the Insert > Template Object menu to create a
> > template with editable regions, optional regions, repeating regions and
> > so on. Save the resulting .dwt file. When you want to create a page
> > based on that template select the Template tab from the File > New
> > dialogue box and pick the template you want to use.
> >
> > You'll then be able to add copy, etc. the editable regions (note that
> > to use some template features such as repeating regions you'll need to
> > be in Design View). Code outside of editable regions can not be edited.
> > By editing the template you will be offered the option to update all
> > pages based on that template.
>
> Thanks for the help. I think it was the "regions" that I was trying to
> keep out of my template, but maybe I should read up on their value
> before I disregard them.

Without editable regions all pages created from a template will be
identical because there will be nothing that can differe from the
template. Not much use really.

> But I'd also like to make sure that I can still
> edit anything in the template...I don't know if I like the idea of my
> markup being locked.

You can edit the template to update the common markup, and that will
update all pages based on that template. I think there's an option to
allow entire pages to be edited, but in that case I don't know what
happens when the template is updated. Maybe if you told us how you
would like to use templates we can tell you whether DW's templating
system is right for you.

Steve

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