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Step 1: Creating a Publication and uploading resources

Create a dedicated Publication for this exercise.

Procedure

  1. In Content Manager Explorer, create a new Publication called "Quick Guide to Templating" and create a basic structure for it. You can skip this step if you already went through the Quick Guide to creating a Component Template.
  2. In the root Structure Group, create a Page called "Test Page" with its Page Template set to the Default Page Template and its filename set to "testpage".
  3. In Windows Explorer, download the design zip file from this location: http://sdl.dist.sdlmedia.com/vms/distribution/?o=A3485AFB-EDCE-4980-9F3E-961E0815E43D
  4. Copy the files in this zip file into the organizational items of your new Publication (accessed through WebDAV) as follows:
    1. Copy the following files from the \images\ folder in the design zip file to the /Building Blocks/System/Template Building Blocks/Design/images/ Folder in your new Publication:
      • button-search.png
      • example.jpg
      • logo.png
      • trex.jpg

      You can skip this step if you already went through the Quick Guide to creating a Component Template.

    2. Copy \css\styles.css from the design zip file to /Building Blocks/System/Template Building Blocks/Design/css/.
  5. In Content Manager Explorer, navigate to /Building Blocks/System/Template Building Blocks/Design/. In that location, select the Create Ribbon tab and select New Template Building Block.
  6. In the dialog that opens, fill in Page Template Design in the Name field
  7. Select the Source tab, ensure that Template Type is set to Dreamweaver, and make the text box empty.
  8. Open the \design.htm file in the design zip file, and copy-paste all of its contents into the text box. Then select Save and Close to commit your changes.