Delete a shared template

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When you create a shared template to be used in a web site, the template is stored in a hidden folder in the web site. A copy of the template is also stored on the hard drive of every web site author who opens that web site. The following procedures explain how to delete both instances of a shared template.

Delete a shared template from the folder list in a web site

1. On the Tools menu, click Web Settings, and then click the Advanced tab.
2. Select the Show documents in hidden directories check box, and then click OK.
3. Click Yes.

   The _sharedtemplates folder is displayed in the Folder List.

4. In the Folder List, double-click the _sharedtemplates folder.
5. Double-click the subfolder that contains the shared template you want to delete.

   How to choose a subfolder

   Depending on the types of shared templates you've created, the _sharedtemplates folder contains corresponding subfolders.

   Type of shared template	Stored in subfolder
   Non-frames page	Pages
   Frames page	Frames
   Cascading style sheet (.css)	CSS
6. Right-click the folder containing the shared template you want to delete, and then click Delete on the shortcut menu.

   For example, if you want to delete the shared template named Mytemplate.tem, delete the folder named Mytemplate.tem.

7. Click Yes.

Delete the copy of a shared template that is stored on your hard drive

Each author who has opened the site must do the following:

• Delete the appropriate shared template folder from the Application Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\subfolder location on his or her computer.

  Note   The exact location of this folder varies between operating system and installation directory. Subfolder represents either Page, Frames, or CSS. The following examples show sample paths to the location of frames template copies on a hard drive, where the installation is on drive C:

  Windows 98

  C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\Frames

  Windows NT 4.0

  C:\WINNT\Profiles\user\Application Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\Frames

  Windows 2000 or Windows Millennium Edition

  C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\Frames