noob question! how do you open and use templates?

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    Hi
    I downloaded a free website template from a website and saved it in a file. it comes with an html document, adobe photoshop image, and smaller images (such as some names, etc). How would I open it and edit the website template now? since one of my websites probably needs a better design and im on a tight budget, so I cant get it redesigned, so I found this good template that could be a good match for now.

    any help appreciated, thanks
     
    bigmike667, Aug 14, 2008 IP
  2. chucky00

    chucky00 Banned

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    well open the html file in Dreamweaver and the psd one in Photoshop...what do you want to edit exactly? the design or the text?
     
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    #3
    you just open the webpage, then view>source and you edit it from there
     
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  4. bigmike667

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    I used sitespinner instead of dreamweaver to create the site originally, but I kept adding pages to my site, and now it loads kinda slow and off for some reason. I need to edit the text on the template, but I basically needed a new design to my website as well.
     
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    bigmike667 Active Member

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    okay, so It says I need dreamweaver of photoshop6+ to open it, I cant open it with sitespinner, which is the software I had bought instead. so basically I cant open or use it without paying for another software?
     
    bigmike667, Aug 15, 2008 IP
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    No, not at all. The only tool you NEED to edit a .html document is a text editor.

    I have no experience with "sitespinner" but I cant imagine that it's harder than the following,

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    Open sitespinner

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    File > Open

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    Look for the index.html file in the directory that the template is in.

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    Edit



    However, I would recommend that you just open the file in notepad and just change the text to whatever you want it to read. Much easier.
     
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    Hello,

    For html pages you can edit with Dreamweaver or CoffeeCup HTML Editor, images you can edit with Paint, Adobe Photoshop - and now you can start playing with it, modify text, links, images...etc

    have fun!

    -Josh
     
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  8. bigmike667

    bigmike667 Active Member

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    Ya, I tried to open the html file in sitespinner, but it just comes up with an error and wont open. Sitespinner says -it needs to be in the correct IMS format.

    otherwise I am not good with html using the text editor

     
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    Just use any html editor, like frontpage etc.. is much easier
     
    pilotcap232, Aug 16, 2008 IP