Dreamweaver CS4 Resources

Open a template for editing

You can open a template file directly for editing, or you can open a template-based document, then open the attached template for editing.

When you make a change to a template, Dreamweaver prompts you to update the documents based on the template.

Note: You can also manually update the documents for template changes if necessary.

In the Assets panel (Window > Assets), select the Templates category on the left side of the panel .
The Assets panel lists all of the available templates for your site and displays a preview of the selected template.
In the list of available templates, do one of the following:
- Double-click the name of the template you want to edit.
- Select a template to edit, then click the Edit button at the bottom of the Assets panel.
Modify the contents of the template.
To modify the template’s page properties, select Modify > Page Properties. (Documents based on a template inherit the template’s page properties.)
Save the template. Dreamweaver prompts you to update pages based on the template.
Click Update to update all documents based on the modified template; click Don’t Update if you don’t want to update documents based on the modified template.
Dreamweaver displays a log indicating the files that were updated.

Open the template-based document in the Document window.
Do one of the following:
- Select Modify > Templates > Open Attached Template.
- Right-click (Windows) or Control‑click (Macintosh), then select Templates > Open Attached Template.
Modify the contents of the template.
To modify the template’s page properties, select Modify > Page Properties. (Documents based on a template inherit the template’s page properties.)
Save the template. Dreamweaver prompts you to update pages based on the template.
Click Update to update all documents based on the modified template; click Don’t Update if you don’t want to update documents based on the modified template.
Dreamweaver displays a log indicating the files that were updated.