Thus far, when you have formatted text, you have selected the text in the Document window and then applied font attributes using the Property inspector. You selected and then formatted each text element individually: the heading, character, word, paragraph, and so on. HTML styl....

If you have used styles in a word processing program such as Microsoft Word, then the concept of styles within HTML and Dreamweaver will be familiar. A style is a rule describing how a specific object is formatted. A style sheet (discussed later in this section) is a file that ....

As discussed previously, an editable region is one that the content developer can change. Editable template regions control which areas of a template-based page can be edited. Each editable region must have a unique name. Dreamweaver uses the name to identify the editable region when new content is ....

The third editable region will consist of a one-row, two-column centered table that will contain centered images and a short description immediately below each image. The table is editable, so depending on the monument to be spotlighted and the number of available images, the content developer can a....

When you are creating a template, one of the best methods is to finalize a single page that includes all the elements you want in the template. Then, save the document as a template and mark all of the editable regions. Consider the following when designing your template page: •  &....

When a template first is created, Dreamweaver automatically locks most parts of the template document.The title, however, is not locked. The template author defines which regions of a template-based document will be editable by inserting editable regions or editable parameters ....

A Dreamweaver template is a special type of HTML document. When you create a template, Dreamweaver inserts special code into the template. A template instance, which is a Web page based on a template, looks identical to the template. The difference, however, is that you can make changes only to desi....

When the first template for a Web site is saved, Dreamweaver automatically creates a Templates folder in the Web site local root folder and then saves the template with a .dwt extension within that folder Any additional templates added to the Web site are saved in the Templates folder automatically.....

Dreamweaver provides three methods to create a template: (1) create a template from an existing file, (2) create a template from a new document Basic page, or (3) use the File menu New command and select the Template page category in the New Document dialog box. To create a tem....

Templates exist in many forms. A stencil, for instance, is a type of template. Or you may have used a template in Microsoft Office or other software applications to create documents with a repeated design. In Web site development with Dreamweaver, a template is a predesigned We....