Setup Guide V1 (last updated December 8, 2006)

Designed for the Perception Series Templates and Modules

index.htm page:


Your index.htm page will usually be the very first page your visitors see when they arrive at your web site. The index.htm page shares several common elements with the template pages in your web template. Editing the common elements will update your index page, as well as any template pages sharing these elements. The shared elements are embedded into an ‘include’ page, located in the ‘includes’ folder. By default all pages in your template will share the following ‘include’ elements:

Website Name (Graphic LOGO)
Top link bar
Icon bar
Vertical menu bar
Bottom link bar
Site Info
Themed images

The index page contains a header, or Branding area. The branding area is made up of the flash header, the graphic LOGO, the animated Message Headings and Taglines, as well as images that provide a certain theme for your web site. You can replace the logo, replace the themed images, and change the Message Headings/Tagline text to create a unique look for your website.

By default, your web template is 'pre-themed' which basically means we've used images suited to a specific industry, organization type, business type. We have taken great care in finding suitable Royalty Free images, so you may not want or need to replace them.

Aside from the ‘common’ elements mentioned about, you will need to modify the:

Message Headings
Taglines

OPTIONAL: You may also want to replace the images.

We'll cover the instructions in two phases. First, we'll look at modifying the Message Headings and Taglines, as these are generic and need modifying before you publish your website. Then we'll look at changing the images.

 

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