Dreamweaver in a Nutshell

Template Operation Summary

Table 8-1 summarizes the template operations.

Table 8-1. Template operations

Operation	Commands
Open Templates panel	Window → Templates
Edit an existing template	File → Open (Files of Type Template files) or double-click the name in Templates panel
Create a new template	File → New, followed by File → Save as Template
Create new document based on a template	File → New from Template
Apply a template to an existing file[a]	Modify → Templates → Apply Template to Page
Delete a template	Select a template in Templates panel and press the Delete key
Refresh the template list	Use the Refresh icon in Templates panel
Update the current page based on revised templates	Modify → Templates → Update Current Page
Update files sitewide based on the revised template	Modify → Templates → Update Pages
Detach a template from a file	Modify → Templates → Detach from Template
Define an editable region[b]	Modify → Templates → New Editable Region Ctrl+Alt+V (Windows) Cmd+Opt+V (Macintosh)
Remove an editable region	Modify → Templates → Remove Editable Region
Copy templates between sites	Use the Copy to Site option in the Templates panel
Select a region	Modify → Templates → name
Change the highlighted color of editable regions	Edit → Preferences → Highlighting → Editable Regions and Locked Regions
[a] Also available from the Templates panel using either an icon or the pop-up menu (see Figure 8-7). [b] Available from the contextual menu using right-click ...