Create or modify a web page template

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In Page view, do one of the following:

Create a page template from a blank page

1. Create a new page.

   How?

   1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Page or Web.
   2. In the New Page or Web task pane, under New, click Blank Page.
   3. Create a page that includes the page settings and elements that you want in the template.
    
2. On the File menu, click Save As.
3. In the Save as type box, click FrontPage Template.
4. In the File name box, type a file name for the template, and then click Save.
5. In the Title box, type a title for the template.

   This title is the title that will be displayed in the list of templates in the Templates dialog box.

   Note   If you are modifying an existing template, you can type the same title that you originally used, or type a different one.

6. In the De ion box, type text describing what the template does.

   This is the text displayed in the De ion area in the Templates dialog box.

   Note   If you are modifying an existing template, you can type the same de ion that you originally used, or type a different one.

7. Select the Save template in current web check box if you are working in a web site that is part of a workgroup and you want the template to be available to other members of your workgroup (as a shared template).

Create a page template from an existing template

1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Page or Web.
2. In the New Page or Web task pane, under New from Template, click Page Templates.

   Note   If the template you want to modify is a web template, under New from template, click Web Site Templates.

3. Click the tab containing the template you want to modify, and then in the list of templates, double-click the template.

   Microsoft FrontPage opens a new page based on the template.

4. Modify the new page to reflect the changes you want to make to the template.
5. On the File menu, click Save As.
6. In the Save as type box, click FrontPage Template.
7. In the File name box, type a file name for the template, and then click Save.
8. In the Title box, type a title for the template.

   This title is the title that is displayed in the list of templates in the Templates dialog box.

   Note   If you are modifying an existing template, you can type the same title that you originally used, or type a different one.

9. In the De ion box, type text describing what the template does.

   This is the text displayed in the De ion area in the Templates dialog box.

   Note   If you are modifying an existing template, you can type the same de ion that you originally used, or type a different one.

10. Select the Save template in current web check box if you are working in a web site that is part of a workgroup and you want the template to be available to other members of your workgroup (a shared template).