Creating a Library Item

A library item is a portion of content that can be reused on multiple pages. It is separated from the pages in your site and kept in a file located in the Library. The library item consists only of the code for specific content; it is not an HTML page in and of itself. You can create a library item by selecting one or more elements in a document and adding them to the Library. When you do this, Dreamweaver converts the selection into non-editable content that is linked to the corresponding library item. The following exercise demonstrates this process.

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Open the index.html file in Lesson_08_Interactivity. Scroll to the bottom of the page and find the copyright text. Select this entire paragraph. Library items can only ...

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