HI, I have downloaded a few good templates from oswd.org. The problem is that I have not been able to use them. I have a few articles and i would be writing a few more but I dont know how to put the articles in the site. Most of the templates are css based and I dont know how to use them. I tried to make some changes to the template by trying to edit the index file in frontpage's wysiwyg editor and am unable to do it because the index page becomes so jumbled up in front page. Could you tell me an easy way of how to use a template and quickly add some articles to it , so that it is ready to be uploaded to the host. I hope my question is clear. Do you know any software or tools which could help me do that . I mean put the articles in the template and upload it. bye, faraz
Cleanest way to add things in CSS based designs is to open them in a text editor, NOT Word or any other text processor but a text editor such as Notepad. Then you should find the bit where the content goes. A lot of template authors add comments where you should place your content, and that's where you paste your articles. In other words, basic HTML knowledge would go a long way in making things a lot easier for you to do. Have a look at http://www.w3schools.com/ or other HTML tutorial/guide sites.
It is necessary for you to read some articles about HTML, and to edit HTML in the text editor, or editor HTML of a code. Probably in a template only one file index.html then it is necessary to copy it and to bring the text of your articles in this copy.
dreamweaver or any css editing program out there will help you nicely. the code is for lack of better words 'color co-ordinated' to help you understand which parts require editing. it takes a bit of trial and error, but I have picked up editing css fairly quickly. I played around with a lot of wordpress templates and the dreamweaver css tutorial sites.