I understand, Judy. I also have my web site on another server that I pay for. I did get a scare a few weeks ago when my computer failed and I had to buy a new computer. At the same time, the server where I had it took my account off-line because I had an earlier order to switch to a faster server. I did panic. It all worked out eventually. I will think about making a template page. But my pages are so simple that I can keep it in my mind most of the time. I did make some tiny changes in the colors, so part of my web site is in one color and the rest in another color. They are so close in color that it can not be noticed. As for tables, I use, "make this table default" so new tables are always the same. I am still changing the older tables. And by the way, I have never used a server that is faster than RW. They fall far short. RW is king. CB J.A. Florian wrote: > Thanks CB. Everytime I think I'll get a block of uninterrupted time here, I > (still) get interrupted anyway! > > I'm not an expert on this stuff, but I'd be scared to have anyone's server > be my backup. Rootsweb servers haven't gone down much (at least since I > started) and RW can (often? usually?) restore what one server loses. But--- > imagine the "what if" -- what if your web was the one that got "lost"? What > if you had 5,000 pages and Rootsweb server broke and for some reason, maybe > they got 4,509 restored but the rest were just "gone"? You'd be happy about > what was successfully restored, but, what about what was lost? Wouldn't it > be nice if, right in your house, you had a copy made just last week of ALL > 5,000 pages? > > Ooops, what if you did make a copy "just last week", but for some reason, > that copy of files got corrupted. Wouldn't it be great if you had a back-up > made just 2 weeks ago, and that you have the last 3 or 4 changes as complete > back-ups -- ones you made each week or so? I make a folder called "Web_as > of XX date" on an external drive and copy the entire "My Webs" into the > "Web_as of XX date" folder. I *try* to back-up weekly or every 2 weeks. > When I have an entire new month backed up, I delete all the ones saved in > the previous month. > > They make some pretty big external drives (plug & play USB) at under $80.00 > to 120.00. I got 1 as a gift, luckily. But Best Buy has good prices & > sales. About a month ago they had a "Terabyte" (a terabyte !!) external > drive for $100.00 (who would ever fill up a terabyte??). Seagate drives > seem to be reliable. I had only 1 Seagate fail in 5 years. > > As far as making a template, I didn't comprehend at first how much easier it > is to have one. It holds all the stuff that stays the same on every page. > Then you just copy the template, re-name it, and add NEW content. Like, > let's say you have across the top "Barnum Family" as the page header. And > down the side you have navigation. At the bottom you've got copyright and > contact info. None of that changes, so why not have one page--no > content--just the never changing stuff, and call it template.htm Then, you > just copy and re-name the "template" to a new name and add new content in > the center area of the page. A template really helps to quickly add new > content on new pages. > > Judy > On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Charles Barnum <jcnreno@charter.net>wrote: > > >> Judy, >> Good luck on learning the sideshow. I want to learn about dwt but will >> ask about that on the ew list. I only have three more counties to >> convert to xhtml and will finish that by Jan 1. I know I should be using >> a template. I do that but keep it in my mind not on a web page. My >> problem is, as I go along I change the layout slightly to something that >> I like better. I use the web site on the server as my backup. I also >> have an Old copy on my computer that I never change just in case I have >> to go back to it to find a missing page. >> CB >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.119/2585 - Release Date: 12/24/09 00:11:00 > >

> I will think about making a template page. But my pages are so simple > that I can keep it in my mind most of the time. I did make some tiny > changes in the colors, so part of my web site is in one color and the > rest in another color. They are so close in color that it can not be > noticed. As for tables, I use, "make this table default" so new tables > are always the same. I am still changing the older tables. > And by the way, I have never used a server that is faster than RW. They > fall far short. RW is king. > CB Regarding a template .... I think you said you 'got rid of themes' before.... so you understand that they do a global job for you on the site and you just edit one area to make changes.... dwts (dynamic web templates) work in the same princple but meet standards and validate and are much easier ... they can be found in fp03 and all the ew versions... (and dreamweaver too) i suggest you dl Expression Web Dynamic Web Templates Ebook http://any-expression.com/expression-web/ebooks/expression-web-dwt-ebook.htm which is f*r e e it explains how to make and use them and more besides... why should you use a dwt? even over and above a template .. they save masses of maintainance time.... they have editable and non editable areas the editable areas are places like your content (anything that is unique to an area) .. you might also use an editable area on your menu in conjunction with includes (page includes is the one bot kept as they validate code wise and work with or without fpse (frontpage server extensions) and many many people use them as they have been around since the lite frontpage express version... this way you can have a different menu for difference sections if you look at my site on the above link and click through the menu you can see how this works.. those are text links formatted with css in a dwt using includes in an editable area... (another editable area is your page title and meta descripton and keywords as you dont want those to be the same on each page of course) non editable areas might be the footer and the header where the information is the same on all pages ... in which you case you would edit the dwt itself to make changes .... so then along with using css for your formatting.. using an external style sheet ... all your styles are in ONE place.. so you want to change the colour of the backround or the banner in the header or the colour of hyperlinks or the colour of a heading tag ... etc etc you do that on one page and bingo all the formatting is done.... you don't use inline styles or embedded styles as that is more work (unless there is a special situation that requires it for a style ).... with all that help .. you have more time to create:) Tina Expression Web Xmas/NY Giveaway 23rd Dec - 15th Jan http://www.frontpage-to-expression.com/expression-web-giveaway.html