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Making and Applying a Library Object

Local events are begging to be Library Objects. The navigational links at the bottom of each page of this workshop web site come from one library object. When I make a change to the library object (cleverly titled "Dreamweaver links") Dreamweaver prompts me to update all affected pages. These pages then need to be uploaded to the web server for the world to see the changes.

Make a Library Object

To see how this is done, open the file "LocalEvent.html" from the example web site folder.

1. Go to the "File" menu
2. Choose "Open..."
3. Locate the example web site folder (ExampleWebSite)
4. Open ExampleWebSite
5. Open "docs_for_exercises"
6. Open the file "LocalEvent.html"

1. Select the text by dragging your cursor over it
2. Go to the "Modify" menu
3. Choose "Library>Add Object to Library"
4. Name it "Local Event Text"
5. Hit "Return" (Mac OS) or "Enter" (Windows)

Apply a Library Object

To see how this is done, open the file "EditMe.html" from the example web site folder.

1. Go to the "File" menu
2. Choose "Open..."
3. Locate the example web site folder (ExampleWebSite)
4. Open ExampleWebSite
5. Open "docs_for_exercises"
6. Open the file "EditMe.html"

1. Click in your edit window where you want the code to be included
2. Go to the "Window" menu
3. Choose "Library" to open the Library panel (Figure 4)
4. Click on the Library object "Local Event Text" in the Library panel
5. Click on the "Insert" button at the bottom left of the panel
   

Edit a Library Object

1. Go to the "Window" menu
2. Choose "Library"
3. Double-click the desired Library Object (Local Event Text)
4. Edit away!
5. Save the changes

Dreamweaver will ask if you want to update your pages.

1. Choose "Update"
2. Read the report Dreamweaver generates
3. When you're done with the report click "Close"

When you're ready, move on to "Creating and Applying a Template."

Dreamweaver Management Tools Navigational Links

1. Dreamweaver Management Tools Workshop
2. Defining a Site
3. Server-Side Include (SSI) and Library Object
4. Making and Applying a SSI
5. Making and Applying a Library Object
6. Creating and Applying a Template
7. Find and Replace
8. Web Design References

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