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How'd They do That? Complete instructions for modifying the header graphics are included with the purchase of this template. You must be able to slice an image in your graphics program. Editable Fireworks .png files are available upon request from the designer. If you do not have Fireworks, a free trial download is available from Macromedia. The menu above and this box are not in an include page, though they could easily be placed in one. This means global changes cannot at this time be made in one location. To place them in an include page: 1. Highlight the menu and/or box. Copy (Ctrl + c) 2. Open a new page. Paste. Save. It may look a little strange as CSS is not applied to include pages. 3. On the page where the include is to be added, highlight menu/box if it is not still highlighted. 4. Insert > Component > Include Page > browse to find the include page you just made. OK. You will need to insert the include page on each page where you wish it to appear.

Instructions

Adding Pages

It's easy to create new pages and add them to your web. Open a sample page, select "save as" and rename it. The new page will have the layout intact. Change the content or graphics inside the new page.

Changing Graphics

Replace the template graphics with your own graphics created in a graphics editor such as Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro etc. A blank company name graphic is provided for you to add your own company name. You may use any font, effect, or logo you desire. The graphic must then be sliced to preserve the integrity of the layout design. 

OR use the Fireworks editable .png files found in the PNGs folder. If you do not have Fireworks, a free trial copy is available from Macromedia. With the .png files the color of the graphics can be easily changed.

Complete instructions for recreating the header graphic can be find in the header.txt file included with this template.

We are also available to modify the  company name graphic for a nominal fee. Please contact us for details.

Include Files

Note that some elements elements that occur on all pages of this site exist as include pages. You can find these include pages in the "includes" folder of this web. 

The include pages are inserted into the main pages in order to allow you to make global changes to your site or change many pages at the same time. To do this you must right click on the area you would like to edit. If it is indeed an include page you will see something like this in the pop up menu:

Open file: c:\ location and name of include page

Or - you can open the include pages via folders view. Once the file is open - make the necessary changes and save them. All pages utilizing the include page should update upon saving.

Include pages in this template include:

header.htm
menu_left.htm
footer.htm

Cascading Style Sheets

In folders view, double-click on site.css. This will open the CSS page. The code governing the links in the header and in the body will be found there.

To change the color of the links - simply make changes to the html color coding such as #ffffff or #336699. Find the HTML color code for the color of your choice and insert the number in place of the existing one.

If you wish to remove the Cascading Style Sheet properties...simply remove the code calling the sheet in the head section of the include pages as well as any code associated with it in the body of the include pages such as <LINK REL=STYLESHEET TYPE="text/css" HREF="site.css"> </head> and class="left"

For more information on Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) consult the following online resources:

Webmonkey: Stylesheet Guide

Webreference: CSS

If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at sandy@thetemplatestore.com.

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