As I am new to this I am struggling with templates and links. If I create
buttons in the template and link them to pages, which I have subsequently
created from the template itself, the buttons on these pages are not editable
and can not themselves be linked to other pages. What I suppose I am asking is
what is the process for linking pages from a template. HAs nayone any ideas or
links to the relavant information.

I'm not sure I understand your question. Can you give me a specific
example? It sounds like you are wanting to edit a button in a navigation
element to link to different pages, depending on which page you are on?
That would be very confusing, I'd think.

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"ezomb" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> As I am new to this I am struggling with templates and links. If I create
> buttons in the template and link them to pages, which I have subsequently
> created from the template itself, the buttons on these pages are not
> editable
> and can not themselves be linked to other pages. What I suppose I am
> asking is
> what is the process for linking pages from a template. HAs nayone any
> ideas or
> links to the relavant information.
>
>
>

Thanks fpr reply. I'll see if I can be a little clearer. I create a template:
four navigation buttons on the left hand side, a banner at the top and footer
at the bottom of the page, all uneditable. I then have 4 editable regions in
centre of the page for text and images. I save this as a template. I then open
four pages, name them and they correspond to the template. How can I create
links from say, ANALYSIS PAGE to HOME PAGE, as the navigation buttons I have
set up in the template, and then in the ANALYSIS PAGE, as well as the other
three pages are all uneditable?

lets try this-

first- make sure you create the child pages of the template like this:
dw menu->file->New
In the New File dialog box, click the Templates tab at top.
Pick this site from list on left, pick this template from list on right
make sure checkbox for "update this file" is checked, and click okay
Now save this file in this site folder.
repeat for the other child pages.

Now open the template .dwt file.
Make the buttons link to the pages you want them to link to.
Save the template.
click okay to updating the pages.

now the pages have correct links in the locked area where the buttons are.

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That process is different in CS3, Alan. It's FILE | Page from Template....

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"Alan" <please_dont_mail_me@example.com> wrote in message
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> lets try this-
>
> first- make sure you create the child pages of the template like this:
> dw menu->file->New
> In the New File dialog box, click the Templates tab at top.
> Pick this site from list on left, pick this template from list on right
> make sure checkbox for "update this file" is checked, and click okay
> Now save this file in this site folder.
> repeat for the other child pages.
>
> Now open the template .dwt file.
> Make the buttons link to the pages you want them to link to.
> Save the template.
> click okay to updating the pages.
>
> now the pages have correct links in the locked area where the buttons are.
>
> --
> Alan
> Adobe Community Expert, dreamweaver
>
> http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/
>
>
>

Thanks for the answer it worked. \i would like to ask another thing. When I put
in flash buttons everything is ok. When I go to the web with F12 the active x
blocker comes into play( I have a school lap top with restrictions). Even
though I say allow the button disappears. I can do ordinaary text links but the
buttons have a much more professional look. Is there any way around this or do
I just have to accept the restrictions.

> buttons have a much more professional look.

No, they have a rank amateur look.

If you want to use Flash for navigation, consider this -

1. Some people don't have Flash installed - what do they do?
2. Search engines may not parse Flash links - your site will not be
spidered
3. Screen assistive devices don't parse Flash links - what will those users
do?
4. DW cannot maintain links within a Flash movie, so if you move or rename
a linked file, your navigation will break - what will you do? You will have
to remake those buttons.

It's usually a very bad idea for these reasons - and for these reasons,
Adobe has removed Flash buttons and Flash text from the next version of
Dreamweaver.

> When I go to the web with F12 the active x blocker comes into play

Not when you go to the web. F12 is a local preview....

http://www.projectseven.com/support/answers.asp?id=153

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"ezomb" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the answer it worked. \i would like to ask another thing. When
> I put
> in flash buttons everything is ok. When I go to the web with F12 the
> active x
> blocker comes into play( I have a school lap top with restrictions). Even
> though I say allow the button disappears. I can do ordinaary text links
> but the
> buttons have a much more professional look. Is there any way around this
> or do
> I just have to accept the restrictions.
>