Starting an Extension Web Page from 3rd Tier Template in Dreamweaver

This How To gives you steps on how to start an Extension web page using the 3rd Tier template provided by IT. Prior to using this How To you should have a site map set up for your county website and you should have the template downloaded to your hard drive.

 

If you need to do either of these items, please refer to:

• How To Create a Site Management File in Dreamweaver v4
• How To Create a Site Management File in Dreamweaver CS3
• How to Save a County Web Page Template in Dreamweaver

The directions are written for Dreamweaver v4 and CS3 but may work for other versions of Dreamweaver.

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Open a New File from a Template

1. Open Dreamweaver.
2. (v4) From the File menu, choose NEW FROM TEMPLATE.
   (vCS3) From the File menu, choose New. Choose Page from Template.
3. Choose 3rd Tier.
4. (v4) Click Select.
   (vCS3) Select appropriate county site, click Create.
5. From the File menu, choose Save.
6. Save into the proper directory (folder).
   -Title it without slashes (/) or asterisks (*) or periods (.) or spaces.
   - Underscores, dashes (-) or caps are OK.
   - Leave the .html (or .htm) extension after the name.
7. Click OK.
8. From the Modify menu, choose Page Properties.
   (vCS3) Click Title/Encoding on left.
9. Title the document so that when people access this page, they know what it is.
10. Click OK.

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To Insert Your Text

1. You can select the word Text and type your information here. Or you can copy and past information here too.
2. Format as needed/desired.
3. Spell check your document.
   - From the Text menu choose Check Spelling.
   - Choose the appropriate action.
   - Click OK when complete.
4. Save your document.
5. Make appropriate edits. Spell check if needed. Save your document again.

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To Edit the Navigation bar

1. Select the words "Back Navigation".
2. Replace with folder or directory name of where the current file is located.
   
   Note: DO NOT edit the information in the link box.
   
   
3. Select the word "Title".
4. Replace with the name of the current document.

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OPTIONAL: To Create columns of information, you will need to insert a table.

1. Insert your cursor at end of Text.
2. From the Insert menu, choose Table.
3. Enter the following information:
   
   Rows: 1 or more
   Columns: # of columns you need for your information
   Width: 650 pixels
   Border: 0 if you don't want any border; 1, 2, 3, depending on the size of the border
   
   
4. Click OK.
5. Type in your information or copy and paste from another file.
6. Insert graphics as you need. Refer to How To Insert & Modify Images in Dreamweaver.
7. Spell check your document.
   - From the Text menu choose Check Spelling.
   - Choose the appropriate action.
   - Click OK when complete.
8. Save your document.

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