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create your model.
Now that you've got your site set up, and your preferences set, you can create a document from your template. We'll call your customized version of the template your 'model'. You'll use the 'model' as the starting point for all your documents that use a given template. From the Dreamweaver menu: File>New> and then click the 'Templates' tab. Now you should see your available template(s). Click 'create' and a new document should open. From the Dreamweaver menu: File>Save as... then name and save your file as 'model.php'. In 'design view' it probably doesn't look like much just yet, but we'll give it a little help by employing 'design-time style sheets'.
design-time style sheets.
Dreamweaver's 'design time' feature allows you to see your template's layout and style information as you work. By using the 'design-time' feature you will have access to all of the font styles through the 'properties window' in Dreamweaver. To use 'design-time', open up the document you wish to work on, then use the menu bar Text>CSS Styles>Design-time...> which will bring you to the following dialogue box:
From the dialogue box above, click the '+' button. The dialogue box like the one below should open...
In this box, simply point to the file in the 'css' folder that came with your template. If you're using more than one template, you'll have more than one file in there, but choose the one that is specific to your template design. Click 'OK'. Now you can see that file listed in the first dialogue box you first opened. Click 'OK' and you're good to go. Dreamweaver will remember you 'design-time' choice the next time you open the file.
test it out.
Try out your new page by 'putting' it up to your 'remote' site. If everything went well, you should see your 'model.php' page from your browser of choice. If it's not working, take a closer look at the documentation for your template, available from the links above. And if everything is working, you'll probably need to take a closer look at the documentation for your template anyway. Congrats!
