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On this page's side menu, 'Right Click' on either :-

  • Simple Template - page with no side menu
  • Template - page with side menu
then, using your browser's menu bar, select :-

File and Save (Target) As

to save the relevant file to your own computer or your web directory so you may edit it.

With Internet Explorer you will have to select the option :-

Web Page, HTML only (*.htm;*.html)

The templates have been designed for those reasonably familiar with writing HTML.

There are links to some HTML help files in the side menu.

Those less sure of their skills may be happier using
the Auto-Template.

It is possible to edit these templates simply and quickly with Notepad. To help you edit the file there are comments in it such as


  <!----------PUT YOUR MAIN TEXT BELOW HERE---->
          
       Main text

  <!----------PUT YOUR MAIN TEXT ABOVE HERE---->

which indicate the parts that should be changed or left alone.

The template contains an absolute reference to the graphics files required and will work anywhere on the main ES web server. If you wish to write your web pages on your local machine, the graphics will not work in the local file unless you make local copies. They will work when the file is transferred to the web server.


 
Layout
The page is created in a table which means that it will always be the same size regardless of the size of monitor it is being viewed in. This stops the text from spreading out over the page. The layout is centred as this means that people viewing it in a small monitor can still see it clearly while those with a larger monitor don't find everything squashed up to one side.

Down the left-hand side, is the navigation bar, divided into ES links and University links. Lists of links should go in this section.


<!---INSERT LINKS RELEVANT TO THIS PAGE BELOW HERE---->
          
  ES links here

<!---INSERT LINKS RELEVANT TO THIS PAGE ABOVE HERE---->


<!-INSERT UNIVERSITY LINKS BELOW HERE->
          
  and University/outside links here 
  <A HREF=wherever.htm target="new">
  to make these open a new browser window)

<!-INSERT UNIVERSITY LINKS ABOVE HERE->

The central-right section is for the main body of your text.

<!----------PUT YOUR MAIN TEXT BELOW HERE---->
          
  All text and images should go here. 
  There should be nothing outside the table commands!

<!----------PUT YOUR MAIN TEXT ABOVE HERE---->

At the bottom of the page is a simple navigation bar with a text link to the homepage and a "To the Top" arrow.

To the Top

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