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 Page Template.
  2. In Windows Explorer, download the design zip file from this location: http://sdl.dist.sdlmedia.com/vms/distribution/?o=A3485AFB-EDCE-4980-9F3E-961E0815E43D
  3. 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 Page Template.

    2. Open \design.htm in the design zip file for editing, find the first section called article and copy this section to a new text file. Save the file as Article Summary Design.dwt, then save it locally.
  4. 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.
  5. In the dialog that opens, fill in Article Summary Design in the Name field.
  6. Select the Source tab, ensure that Template Type is set to Dreamweaver, and make the text box empty.
  7. Open the file Article Summary Design.dwt that you saved and copy-paste all of its contents into the text box. Then select Save and Close to commit your changes.