Making Your Website Template Using Nvu
By Toni Shrader

Make a new folder titled Nvu Files
in your documents folder

Open Nvu

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Disable CSS:

Tools on toolbar, then
Preferences = Uncheck CSS = OK

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Make Template:
(Using a template greatly reduces web building time)
On toolbar, click on:

File = New = Blank = Template

(Save as Template1 in Nvu Templates folder

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Make a table:

On toolbar, Click on:
Table = Insert = Table
or click on the table icon

on toolbar

Choose 9 cells (3X3) and click on the last cell

you should now have three rows with 3 cells showing in your workspace
Don't worry if the table doesn't look as below, we will format it.

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right click anywhere in any cell, select Table Cell Properties
Click on the Table tab
Your table properties should be:
Rows = 3, Columns = 3,
Width = 100 %of window
Border = 0, Spacing = 0, Padding = 0
Table Alignment = Center, Caption = none

Table Background color (click on gray button)
choose white then OK then click OK (Save)
(You should always pick a background color even if it is white)

You will then be taken back to the Table Properties page,
click on APPLY, then OK.

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Now format the Background of your Page:
On the toolbar select Format, then
Page Colors and Background the following box will pop up

Choose the button Use custom colors, then choose
background. A color picker box will pop up just as
for the choosing of your Table color...choose blue, then OK
Now your page should look like this:

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Highlight 1st row of cells (so that both rows are bordered in black)
right click, select join selected cells (Save)

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Highlight 3rd row of cells (so that both rows are bordered in black)
right click, select join selected cells (Save)

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Right click on left cell on 2nd row
table cell properties
width = 20% of window (Save)

Now click on the left cell in second row and format
the same. NOTE: you can give these cells another
color by choosing the background box and choosing
a background color. See below:

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Now select Left Cell in the center row and type the word text
and highlight it
choose Insert on toolbar chooose:
Templates = Insert Editable Area
name it Links
Area Type, choose Block = check all boxes
cllick OK, then (Save)

Now select Right Cell in the center row and type the word text
and highlight it
choose Insert on toolbar chooose:
Templates = Insert Editable Area
name it Ads
Area Type, choose Block = check all boxes
cllick OK, then (Save)

Now select Center Cell in the center row and type the word text
and highlight it
choose Insert on toolbar chooose:
Templates = Insert Editable Area
name it Content
Area Type, choose Block = check all boxes
click OK, then (Save)

Now your template should look like this:

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Put headline in top cell or banner, graphic, etc (Save)
NOTE: If using a graphic, be sure to use alternate text

Put picture, copyright, AR form, etc in bottom cell (Save)
To insert copyright: Click on Insert on toolbar, then
Characters and Symbols

Choose the copyright symbol from the drop down list.

When you have your header and footer formatted the
way you want  save and Close workspace

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Now to use the template:

Click on File = New based on template
Choose file from your Nvu Templates folder (template1.mzt)
Create in New Tab = OK (Save as Index.html)

To edit your entry:

Right click anywhere in the center row
Click on Edit (on toolbar), then Detach From Template
this will allow you to edit your template. (Save)

Put picture, links or adsense in left cell (Save)
Put body text in right cell (Save)

Save your file and you are ready to publish
Publish with the FTP program of your choice

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