8.3 Template Operation Summary

Table 8-1 summarizes the template operations.

Table 8-1. Template operations

Operation	Commands
Open Templates panel	Window Templates
Edit an existing template	File Open (Files of Type Template files) or double-click the name in Templates panel
Create a new template	File New, followed by File Save as Template
Create new document based on a template	File New from Template
Apply a template to an existing file[1]	Modify Templates Apply Template to Page
Delete a template	Select a template in Templates panel and press the Delete key
Refresh the template list	Use the Refresh icon in Templates panel
Update the current page based on revised templates	Modify Templates Update Current Page
Update files sitewide based on the revised template	Modify Templates Update Pages
Detach a template from a file	Modify Templates Detach from Template
Define an editable region[2]	Modify Templates New Editable Region Ctrl+Alt+V (Windows) Cmd+Opt+V (Macintosh)
Remove an editable region	Modify Templates Remove Editable Region
Copy templates between sites	Use the Copy to Site option in the Templates panel
Select a region	Modify Templates name
Change the highlighted color of editable regions	Edit Preferences Highlighting Editable Regions and Locked Regions

^[1] Also available from the Templates panel using either an icon or the pop-up menu (see Figure 8-7).

^[2] Available from the contextual menu using right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Macintosh).

In this chapter, we've seen how to save development time through the use of templates. In the next chapter, we'll cover another great timesaver—the Dreamweaver Library.