| Starting from Scratch - Using
the FrontPage Web Template If you are starting
from scratch, we encourage you to use the included
FrontPage Web Template.
- Save the download (.zip format) to
your computer (note the location so that you
can find it!). Unzip the file to a folder.
Open the folder.
- Run the installer. In the package
you downloaded is an .exe. Double-click the
exe and follow the prompts to install it for
FrontPage 2003. (The package has an additional
folder which you will not need if you are starting
from scratch.)
- In FrontPage 2003, go to File > New,
then click More Web Site Templates.
- Click the "My Templates" tab and
look for the Basic Real Estate DWT web template.
- Specify the location for your new
web if necessary, and click OK to build the
new web.
- You may then open pages from the
Folder List and begin editing in the
"editable regions." See the Template Specific
Instructions below for more information
about changing your logo and using the templates.
Applying a DWT to an Existing DWTIG Compliant
Web Site
This template is DWTIG Compliant, which means
that you can easily apply it to any web site built
with a DWTIG Compliant template. You may attach
the DWT one page at a time or to several pages at
once. (Your first time, attach it to one page to
test it out. If it doesn't work, you can undo it.)
If your web site is not DWTIG Compliant,
please see the instructions below.
- Save the download (.zip format) to
your computer (note the location so that you
can find it!). Unzip the file to a folder.
Open the folder.
- Next, you must import the DWT package
into your existing web site. Open your web site
in FrontPage. In the package you received is
a folder labeled "basic_realestate_dwt."
Drag/drop this folder into the folder list
in FrontPage. (Alternatively, go to FrontPage,
then go to File > Import, click "Add Folder,"
and navigate to the basic_realestate_dwt folder.
Click Open, then OK.)
- Attach the DWT:
- One page: Open your DWTIG Compliant
web site in FrontPage 2003. Open one of
the pages in Design View. Select Format
> Dynamic Web Template > Attach Dynamic
Web Template. Browse to the basic_realestate_dwt
folder and choose the template you want
to apply. Click "Open." You should see your
new design apply immediately! Repeat this
to your other pages (or apply to Several
Pages at once).
- Several pages: Open your Folder
List, if not already open, by going to View
> Folder List. Hold down the Ctrl key and
click on each file name that you want to
convert. Let go of the Ctrl key when you're
done. Go to Format > Dynamic Web Template
> Attach Dynamic Web Template. Browse to
the basic_realestate_dwt folder and choose
the template you want to apply to all of
these pages. Click "Open." You should see
your new design apply immediately!
- You may now open your pages and begin editing
in the "editable regions." Please see the Template
Specific Instructions below for more information
about changing your logo and using the templates.
Applying a DWT to an Existing Web Site that
uses DWTs but is not DWTIG compliant
You may attach the DWT one page at a time or
to several pages at once. (Your first time, attach
it to one page to test it out. If it doesn't work,
you can undo it.) Then, you'll assign the existing
content to new regions.
- Save the download (.zip format) to
your computer (note the location so that you
can find it!). Unzip the file to a folder.
Open the folder.
- Next, you must import the DWT package
into your existing web site. Open your web site
in FrontPage. In the package you received is
a folder labeled "basic_realestate_dwt."
Drag/drop this folder into the folder list
in FrontPage. (Alternatively, go to FrontPage,
then go to File > Import, click "Add Folder,"
and navigate to the basic_realestate_dwt folder.
Click Open, then OK.)
- Attach the DWT:
- One page: Open your web site
in FrontPage 2003. Open one of the pages
in Design View. Select Format > Dynamic
Web Template > Attach Dynamic Web Template.
Browse to the basic_realestate_dwt folder
and choose the template you want to apply.
Click "Open."
- Several pages: Open your Folder
List, if not already open, by going to View
> Folder List. Hold down the Ctrl key and
click on each file name that you want to
convert. Let go of the Ctrl key when you're
done. Go to Format > Dynamic Web Template
> Attach Dynamic Web Template. Browse to
the basic_realestate_dwt folder and choose
the template you want to apply to all of
these pages. Click "Open."
- A pop-up screen will come up to allow you
to assign content to regions. It will
list your existing regions from the "old" layout.
You will have to double-click each region and
assign it to the correct region in the "new"
layout. Please see the table above for a description
of the included regions. After assigning the
regions, click OK. You should see the new design
take effect!
- You may now open your pages and begin editing
in the "editable regions." Please see the Template
Specific Instructions below for more information
about changing your logo and using the templates.
Applying a DWT to an Existing Web Site that
does NOT use DWTs
After some prep work to "strip" your web site,
you may attach the DWT one page at a time or to
several pages at once. (Your first time, attach
it to one page to test it out. If it doesn't work,
you can undo it.)
- Prep work: You will have to do prep
work to "strip down" your pages. You will want
to end up with your "bare bones" content --
no navigation bars, no page banner, no "design
elements" (the parts of the layout -- graphics,
table structure, etc-- that are consistent across
pages). Please see our web site at
www.jgtemplates.com/learn
to see more details about how to accomplish
this. When you're done, move on...
- Save the download (.zip format) to
your computer (note the location so that you
can find it!). Unzip the file to a folder.
Open the folder.
- Next, you must import the DWT package
into your existing web site. Open your web site
in FrontPage. In the package you received is
a folder labeled "basic_realestate_dwt."
Drag/drop this folder into the folder list
in FrontPage. (Alternatively, go to FrontPage,
then go to File > Import, click "Add Folder,"
and navigate to the basic_realestate_dwt folder.
Click Open, then OK.)
- Attach the DWT:
- One page: Open your DWTIG Compliant
web site in FrontPage 2003. Open one of
the pages in Design View. Select Format
> Dynamic Web Template > Attach Dynamic
Web Template. Browse to the basic_realestate_dwt
folder and choose the template you want
to apply. Click "Open."
- Several pages: Open your Folder
List, if not already open, by going to View
> Folder List. Hold down the Ctrl key and
click on each file name that you want to
convert. Let go of the Ctrl key when you're
done. Go to Format > Dynamic Web Template
> Attach Dynamic Web Template. Browse to
the basic_realestate_dwt folder and choose
the template you want to apply to all of
these pages. Click "Open."
- A pop-up screen will come up to allow you
to assign content to regions. It will
list your one "body" region from the "old" layout.
Double-click the "body" region and change the
"New Region" dropdown to "body1." Click OK.
You should see the new design take effect!
- You may now open your pages and begin editing
in the "editable regions." Please see the Template
Specific Instructions below for more information
about changing your logo and using the templates.
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