Creating a site template

You create a custom site template by copying an actual site to a templates folder. The actual site can be one that started as a blank site or one that started as a copy of a template that came with Adobe GoLive. Once you have created the custom template, you can copy it in the same way you would copy one of the original templates. If you provide a site description and symbolic pictures of the site layout and structure, this information will help others with template selection. The symbolic pictures appear as thumbnails.

If you plan to use symbolic pictures of the site layout and structure, you need to create them before you create the site template.

To create a site template from an actual site:

1 Copy the umbrella folder of any existing site into the Site Templates folder in the Adobe GoLive application folder. (For example, copy the umbrella folder Mysite folder containing the site document Mysite.site and the folders Mysite and Mysite.data.)

2 Open the site.

3 Hold down the Shift key, and click the Site Settings button () on the toolbar or choose Site > Settings. The Template Info option is already selected.

4 Do any of the following:

To create symbolic pictures of a site layout or site structure:

Create screen shot files as appropriate. For example, a layout picture might be a screenshot of the home page or a typical page. A structure picture might be a screenshot of the site in a navigation view.

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