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Sorry to be so dense but...how do you apply one? I designed one, saved it as

a FP Template and then realized that I have no idea how to apply it. I don't

want to mess anything up!


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format>shared borders



(hopefully, I assume you're asking "how to appy a shared border"?)









"Sandie L." <s.l(nospam)@kln.net>wrote in message



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Ooop! just realised you're talking about templates......you open them from File



This is FP 2002 procedure....earlier version could be different and also in Fp

2003.





All you do is File>open

"Andrew Murray" <SPAMadBUSTERmurray@iinet.net.au>wrote in message



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I have a Template that I saved. I want to apply or copy it to a page I have

in my Web now. I want to replace the text, graphics etc. on that page with

the new text, graphics I have on the Template. How do I do that?

"Andrew Murray" <SPAMadBUSTERmurray@iinet.net.au>wrote in message





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You can't as the templates function is a initial design-time only function,

meaning that you use it to create a new page, it can not be applied to

existing page, nor will page based on it be updated if you later change the

template.



However if you are using FP2003, there is now a dynamic web template which

will automatic update any pages it has been applied to when changed, as long

as you are working with either disk-based web or WSS based web.



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"Sandie L." <s.l(nospam)@kln.net>wrote in message



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Thanks. If I want to replace exiting content on one or more pages in an

active Web what is the most efficient way to do it?

"Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org>wrote in message



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Create new page, save under another name, open old page and copy and paste

the content into the of the new page, then save as the old page.



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"Sandie L." <s.l(nospam)@kln.net>wrote in message



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I'm not sure what you mean. Maybe you mistyped "into the of the new

page".Please clarify.

"Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org>wrote in message



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Sorry.



Select create File Menu | New | page, select your template, then save under

new name, then open you old page, and copy and paste the content into the

new page you just created based on the template



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"Sandie L." <s.l(nospam)@kln.net>wrote in message



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Thomas I know this is very, very basic stuff, but I'm really struggling

here.

Maybe I don't have the CONCEPT of a Template down right.



What I want to do is: 1. First, determine the page and the content I want

to replace 2. Use the predesigned Template I made to replace the CONTENT

ONLY on the old page. I don't want to replace the header, navigation or

footer.



This new Template that I want to use to replace the content only on the old

page could be just a blank 4, 6, 8, 12 or even 20 cell table that I could

quickly insert new photos in with some accompanying text.



Do I have the wrong concept of a Page Template, or is this something I

should

be able to easily do? Thanks for trying to help me.





"Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org>wrote in message







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Hi Sandie,



A page template is like a boiler plate design that you'd add to or subtract

from. If all your page have the say layout then a template works great to

keep the look consistent throughout.



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"Sandie L." <s.l(nospam)@kln.net>wrote in message



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You have the wrong concept of how templates work in FP. Basically, you can't

do what you want using templates.



Now if you want to say insert a single banner or single group of images,

that would be the same on a set of pages and then be able to change that

single banner or single group of images on this set of pages, then look at

using the FP Include Page Component. Insert Menu | Web Component | Include

Page.



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"Sandie L." <s.l(nospam)@kln.net>wrote in message



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Only when you initial create the page based on the template, unless using

FP2003 with Dynamic Web Templates.



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"MD WebsUnlimited.com" <none@none.com>wrote in message



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I'm sorry, but I think I'm confusing everyone. Let me use an example.



Let's say I want to design a site for a ladies clothing store. Within her

store, she has a shoe department and for the first month she wants to

display four pairs of shoes, each with a text description. Each new month

she wants to change the display. The following month she might want to

display 4, 6, 8, 12 or 20 new pairs, each with a new text description.



I thought this was a good use for a Template. My idea would be to design the

page for the first month with 8 cells (4 for photos, 4 for text) but knowing

in advance (because she told me) that in coming months she might want to

display 4, 6, 8, 12 or 20 pairs, I would design a Template with 40 cells to

copy over the old content area of the page. Then I would insert the

appropriate number of photos/text into the Template each month and paste

that Template over the page from the last month.



Finally, if I had leftover (blank) cells, I would just delete them from the

new page, leaving my 40 cell Template intact to use for the next month.



Obviously, I'm confused. But am I on the right track or should I just start

over? Thanks.







"Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org>wrote in message