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If you closed Contribute, restart the application.
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Click the draft title in the Pages panel to return to the draft you were previously editing.
The draft appears in the Contribute editor for you to continue editing.
Working with pages based on Dreamweaver templates
A Macromedia Dreamweaver template is a special type of page that contains a preset page layout,
and includes elements, such as text and images. In Contribute, you can create a page based on a
template. You can also edit a page based on a template or edit template properties for a page based
on a template.
This section covers the following topics:
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“About templates” on page 38
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“Editing a template-based page” on page 39
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“Setting template properties” on page 40
For information about creating a page based on a template, see “Creating a page based on a
template” on page 46.
About templates
A Dreamweaver template contains a preset page layout, and includes elements, such as text and
images. A template gives you a starting point for new website pages and can ensure that your
website has a consistent look when you create pages based on a template (a template- based page).
For example, the company employee template might contain basic elements and provide sections
for employee information. Suppose the template has the company logo and address, and blank
sections for the employee’s name, department, phone number, and picture. Any new employee
page based on the company employee template would inherit the same page layout.