1. EDITING EXISTING TEMPLATES
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2. Agenda Template Control File (TCF) Template File (TMPL)
What is a Template?
Template Structure
Template Elements Overview
Terminology
Template Control File (TCF)
Template File (TMPL)
Hands-On

3. What is a Template? PAGE LAYOUT PAGE EDITING PAGE CREATION
Design Templates
XSL Templates
New Page Templates
HTML Layouts
One Column
Two Column
Landing
Homepage
Etc…
PCF + XSL
Interior Page
One Column
Two Column
Etc…
Form Components:
Image (GIF/PNG)
TCF – Form for creating a new page/section
TMPL – File template used for page creation
PAGE LAYOUT
PAGE EDITING
PAGE CREATION

4. Template Structure
.TMPL
.TCF
.TMPL
STAGING
.TMPL

5. Template Elements Overview
Template Image
Visual display for the user
Template Control File
XML document allowing for user input
Specifies what should be created and where
Template File
Determines the structure of the created file
Can accept data from the Template Control File

6. Template Control File (TCF)

7. Template Control File (TCF)

8. Terminology TCF = Template Control File Can contain 4 lists:
Variable List – data entry
Directory List – folder creation
Template List – file creation
Navigation List – navigation updates
May use multiple TMPLs to create multiple files
Multiple TCFs can reference a single TMPL
May be used to pass access settings
Can create RSS items
Can only be edited in source editor

9. Terminology TMPL = Template File Used to create any text-based file
Can use ‘echo’ variable statements to collect data entered in TCF
Ex. <!--%echo var="title" -->
Fill out with as much or little starting data (or content) as desired.
Can only be edited in source editor

10. EDITING EXISTING TEMPLATES
Hands-On
EDITING EXISTING TEMPLATES

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