Create a template

Before you can create a template for Ewisoft Website Builder, you will need to setup an HTML page using an external HTML editor. For instructions, please see Setting up your template

 

  1. Open Template Maker. In this example we will switch to Classic Mode. Select the button Classic at the bottom of the screen.

  1. Click the Browse button and select your HTML page.

  2. Type in a Template Title.

  3. Select the first line item called content and click the Property button.

 

  1. In the Type texts field type in:

contenttitle contenttext

  1. Click the Find button.

Note: you have to type in exactly how it appears in your HTML file in order for the editable area to be found.

  1. Click OK.

 

  1. Click the Add button and select Editable Area.

  1. In the Editable Name field, type in:

logo

  1. In the Type texts field type in the name of your logo:

logo.gif

  1. Click Find and OK.

 

  1. From the main screen click Add > Editable Area

  1. In the Editable Name field, type in

slogan

  1. In the Type texts field type in:

slogan1 slogan2

  1. Click Find and OK.

 

  1. From the main screen click Add > Editable Area

  1. In the Editable Name field, type in:

image1

  1. In the Type texts field type in the name of your image:

grid.jpg

  1. Click Find and OK.

 

  1. From the main screen click Add > Editable Area

  1. In the Editable Name field, type in:

image2

  1. In the Type texts field type in the name of your image:

clouds.jpg

  1. Click Find and OK.

 

  1. From the main screen click Add > Editable Area

  1. In the Editable Name field, type in:

content2

  1. In the Type texts field type in the first two words of the content area:

You can

  1. Click Find and OK.

 

  1. From the main screen click Add > Editable Area

  1. In the Editable Name field, type in:

copyright

  1. In the Type texts field type in:

copyright1

  1. Click Find and OK.

 

  1. From the main screen click Add > Navigation Bar

  1. In the Navigation Level field, it should have a 1 filled in:

  2. In the Type texts field type in:

label1a label1b label1a

Note: when the active navigation link label1a is different in style than the label1b, you will need to specify the extra label1a at the end of the line.

  1. Click Find and OK.

 

  1. From the main screen click Add > Navigation Bar

  1. In the Navigation Level field, it should have a 2 filled in:

  2. In the Type texts field type in:

label2a label2b label2a

  1. Click Find and OK.

 

  1. Click Browse and locate the license.txt you created.

Note: if you want to create a Trial Version that cannot be published to the Internet, checkmark the Trial Version.

  1. Click Generate Template.

This will produce an ewt file which you can now add into Ewisoft Website Builder using the Add Template function.