User Guide - NetObjects Fusion

Chapter 4 Working with Templates
NetObjects Fusion opens in Site view and displays the page icons of the site you
created. You can modify the SiteStructure as described in “Working with the
SiteStructure” on page 45.
Using Templates to Expand a Site
One way to expand a site is to insert NetObjects Fusion templates in a specific
location in your site. Templates are especially helpful if you have standard
boilerplate sections or pages that you want to add to multiple sites. This is also a
great way to share with other developers who use NetObjects Fusion. See
“Exporting a Site” on page 76.
When you insert a template, follow these guidelines:
• Before you insert the template, select the location in Site view where you want
to add it. The inserted site, page, or section becomes a child of the selected
page. You can move the pages once they are inserted.
• All inserted pages take on the SiteStyle of the current site. For example, if
several developers separately create parts of a site, export their work as
templates, and insert the templates into a single master site for publishing, the
master site’s SiteStyle ensures that the compiled site has a consistent look and
feel. If you save the site as a template, the SiteStyle is saved as well. See
Chapter 19, “Using SiteStyles.”
• When NetObjects Fusion inserts a template, if the MasterBorder names
duplicate those already in the site, it prefixes the template’s MasterBorders with
Inserted and adds them to the current site’s library of MasterBorders. You can
rename, edit, or delete these extra MasterBorders. See Chapter 10, “Managing
MasterBorders.”
• Every template begins with a single root page, which is helpful if you are
adding the template to your site. However, if you want the root page of your
template to be the Home page of your site, you must create a new site based on
the template, rather than inserting it.
To insert a template:
1. In Site view, right-click the page under which you want to insert the template.
This page becomes the parent of the inserted page or pages.
2. Select Insert Template from the shortcut menu.
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