Introduction

The links at the end of this document lead to old BC web page templates that may be helpful in the development of your pages. To use these templates read the guidelines below. Please note that not all templates work with all HTML editing tools.

Using Web Templates

  1. Download the web template file to your hard drive by using your FTP client (Fetch, Netfinder, WSFTP LE etc) to access the directory /usr/eaglenet/www/data/cwis/templates.

  2. Open the template file with your HTML Editing Tool. You will most likely need to open your HTML Editing tool first, then select Open from that program's File menu.

  3. Save the template file as a new name immediately so you do not overwrite the original template file with your changes. Then you can reuse the template for more files.

  4. Edit the file to create the web page you want and save the changes.

  5. Upload the new file to a protof folder in your web space using your FTP sofware. (you may need to create the protof directory first using your FTP client). A protof folder is used for pages that are "in development". You should place files in this directory until you are sure they are ready for the public to view. All files located in the protof folder are excluded from the web search engine.

    NOTE: You can preview your file locally without uploading it first, but the graphic elements will be missing unless you download those to your local hard drive as well. The graphics used in these templates are located in /usr/eaglenet/www/data/graphics.

  6. Preview your new page using a web browser to see how it looks. The URL to view the file would be http://www.bc.edu/your_path/protof/your_file.html where "your path" is the directory path to your web site and "your_file.html" is the name of your new file. (e.g. http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/tvp/IT/protof/it.html)

  7. If you see problems and want to make changes you do not need to download the file again, simply re-open the copy saved on your hard drive. Edit the file. Save the changes. Upload the file again. Repeat this process until you have a page you are satisfied with.

  8. When your have your page completed and ready for the public, upload it to your regular web space directory (not the protof folder) and preview it again. Be sure to check all the links to make sure they work.

A Simple Template

The following template will work with any HTML browser. It has been tested with several, including Claris Home Page and PageMill and no problems have been found.

This is a simple template with a centered BC banner at the top. The font definition used is "geneva,arial,helvetica,times" to give it a clean, smooth look. By providing a variety of fonts in the font definition tag you are enabling different computers and browsers to view the page with fonts they have installed. The first two fonts should suffice for all personal computers. The last two are for those rare cases when someone does not have the common fonts installed.

Intermediate Templates

The following templates only work with raw HTML editors or HTML editors which do not customize the HTML code according to their own rules. They have been tested and found to work with the following HTML Editing programs:

These templates DO NOT work with Claris Home Page or Adobe Pagemill

These templates may work with NetOjbects Fusion or Adobe CyberStudio, but they have not been tested with those products yet.

This template can be used as a department or organization main home page. It provides a tinted left column which can be used for navigation as well as two central columns for providing links to inside pages.

This template is the same as above except that is provides a third column on the far right for listing departmental reports or other types of links that would be short.

This template is good for inside pages. It has an area in the top for a logo and document title.

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Last Update: April 4, 2001