Creating Files with Templates

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Any existing HTML or ASP page can be used as a template for creating new identical pages. Using templates can save you a lot of time as well as give your Web site a consistent look and feel. When creating a page, you can base it on a standard Microsoft^® Visual InterDev™ template or use one of your own custom templates.

When you create files for your Web project, Visual InterDev looks in the Templates directory for .htm, .asp, and other files and then displays a list of those templates in the right pane of the New tab of the Add Item dialog box.

To create a page based on a template

1. From the File menu, choose New File.

   -or-

   From the Project menu, choose Add Item.

2. In the New tab, select Web Project Files in the left pane.
   
   
3. Select the desired template in the right pane.

For information about creating your own templates, see Creating Custom Templates.