- Introduction
- Creating an HTML Page
- Opening Web Pages from Within a Web
- Navigating Web Pages
- Displaying Web Pages in the HTML Format
- Managing Web Pages
- Setting the Home Page
- Changing the Web Page Title
- Changing Web Page Properties
- Inserting Background Pictures and Watermarks
- Changing Background Colors
- Adding Background Sound
- Setting Page Size
- Previewing Web Pages in Snapshot
- Previewing Web Pages in a Browser
- Displaying Web Pages in SuperPreview
- Printing Web Pages
- Creating a Page Template
- Using a Dynamic Page Template
- Creating a Master and Content Page
- Saving a Web Page with Different Formats
- Expression Web Formats
- Animating Page Transitions
Creating a Page Template
Instead of using one of the built-in page templates that comes with Expression Web, you can create your own. There are two kinds of page templates: static and dynamic. A static template is a Web page you create and design, which is completely editable. After you save a static page template, you can access it in the My Templates tab of the Page Templates dialog box. A dynamic template is a Web page with editable areas like a static template, yet also contains non-editable areas with content that changes based on circumstances, such as actions taken by a user or the date.
Create a Static Template
Design and display the Web page you want to create into a static template.
Click the File menu, and then click Save As.
Type a name for the template.
Click the Save as type list arrow, and then click Page Template (*.tem).
The folder location changes to the Pages folder, where Expression Web stores page templates.
Click Save.
Type the title you want for the template.
Type a description for the template.
To save the template in the current Web site, select the Save Template in Current Web site check box.
Click OK.
If prompted, click OK to save embed files.
Create a Dynamic Template
Design and display the Web page you want to create into a dynamic template. Be sure to leave areas open to create editable regions.
Click the File menu, and then click Save As.
Type a name for the template.
Click the Save as type list arrow, and then click Dynamic Web Template (*.dwt).
The folder location changes to the Pages folder, where Expression Web stores page templates.
Click Save.
If prompted, click OK to save embed files.
Create and Work with Editable Regions for a Dynamic Template
Display the Dynamic Web Template you want to change.
Select the page area you want to vary from page to page.
Click the Format menu, point to Dynamic Web Template, and then click Manage Editable Regions.
Type a name for the area you selected.
Click Add.
To rename an editable region. Select the region name, type a new name, and then click Rename.
To remove an editable region. Select the region name, and then click Remove.
Click Close.