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Old 03-13-2008, 06:33 PM
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Default hey everyone, quick question...

sorry i haven't been on here for awhile... i've been studying html and css, but i'm doing it alone. i've actually got two questions...

1) i'm using dreamweaver for my site, but i think i shouldn't have used the templates option... because i've created multiple pages and when i try to save them, the 'save as template' screen comes up, so i guess it notices it's not a regular .html page, but a template... i end up just hitting f12 to save it but in the long run, that's not going to help. i need to know where the actual problem lies. i guess i don't know how to create multiple pages yet, but any advice would help..?

2) nav menus with css. i downloaded a nav menu template which is great, but somehow the css thing doesn't work. i guess i didn't link the pages correctly? how do i add it to a css style sheet so i don't have to edit each page manually (which is actually how i've been doing it, but there's got to be an easier way) help!!!

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Old 03-13-2008, 08:40 PM
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Hey digital321,

I'm not sure what you mean when you say you used the "template option". When you use the template option in DW you create one page and it is used as a base frame for all your pages. After you do that, you create a page from that template and use the "save as" option...(index.html, etc.) I think every time you make a page DW goes back to the last option you used (template) rather than creating your page from the template.
As far as your css question...the link just needs to be correct. That doesn't help, does it?

In my opinion, given what you've described, I would start over (I know that sucks) and create your CSS style sheet rather than a template page. What you are presently doing sound like your mixing both styles and, frankly, it eliminates the advantages of using CSS since every page has to load your template setup, If you just use CSS you can include your menu as well as everything else in your template page without the download times.
You can create the CSS style sheet then create a basic page which links to that with no content on it, just your site layout. Then when you want to create a new page, open up that page and save it as page1.html, page2.html, etc. When you save it as something else it will not delete that page, it remains the same.

I've probably just confused the issue to no end, sorry. If you would like, send me some links to what your working on and I can put together the CSS sheet and the html template page for you this weekend. You can then just save them in DW and use them as I've described. (I'll send you clearer instructions with them.) It will only take me about a half-an-hour to set it up for you and it'll save you hours of headaches.

Oh yeah, you said "quick question", sorry...
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To further DotComBot's comments (good comment, btw), you need to setup the CSS this way (for external stylesheets, which I highly recommend):

<link href="stylesheetname.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

The above text needs to go in between your <head> and </head> tags in your HTML document (or php, asp, whatever)

Then, you just need to edit the CSS document (whatever you named it, it needs to end with .css).

Here is a great place to get started learning CSS.

Hope this helps and I didn't step on anyone's toes
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Hey Scott, Welcome to the forum!

Thanks for the additional post. Don't ever worry about stepping on my toes. I tend to read over things too quickly at times and get wrapped up in a larger issue and forget to include the little things (stylesheet link). Too many things going on at once, I think. Thanks for the help, it's always appreciated.
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Hey Scott, Welcome to the forum!

Thanks for the additional post. Don't ever worry about stepping on my toes. I tend to read over things too quickly at times and get wrapped up in a larger issue and forget to include the little things (stylesheet link). Too many things going on at once, I think. Thanks for the help, it's always appreciated.
Good to know! Thanks again
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Old 03-15-2008, 12:08 PM
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you guys are totally awesome... thanks for the replies.

well, i just read your responses today and i had already done it the hard way (i guess)... i just went into each page's code and deleted those <--template tags--> and surprisingly, it actually worked. i'm so juiced! thanks for the valuable info guys! that css info really helps as well!
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Glad to hear you got it working. And you're very welcome
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