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Refreshing Templates
If you have several templates on your website, Contribute can take longer to start. For faster startup, you can
configure Adobe Contribute CS3 to start up without downloading templates from the server to your client computer.
You can download updated templates whenever it is required, or when Contribute displays a message indicating that
a selected template is not synchronized with the template available on the server.
To refresh templates while creating new web pages or blog entries:
In the Contribute browser, click the New button in the toolbar, or select File > New.
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The New Web Page or Blog Entry dialog box opens.
In the Create new web page or blog entry for pane, select and expand the website or blog connection in which you
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want to create the new page or blog entry, if it is not already expanded.
Below the Preview pane, view information about the template associated with the selected website. If Contribute
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indicates that the template is out of date, click the Refresh Templates button, and select one of the following options
from the pop-up menu:
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updates templates for all websites and blogs globally.
For all websites
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For selected website/blog
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updates the selected template only.
For selected template
The template is refreshed.
Click OK.
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While creating a new page, if you select a template that does not match the template on the server, Contribute
prompts you to confirm whether you want to create the page based on the old template. If you click Yes, the new page
is created based on the old template. However, if you click No, the selected template is updated, and then the page is
created.
Note: If a template is not available, the For selected template option will be disabled.
Using Contribute to work offline
Contribute gives you the freedom to edit web pages and blog entries without a network connection. Using the Work
Offline feature of Contribute, you can work on an airplane, at home, or anywhere.
While you are working offline, you can edit drafts, but you cannot use the Contribute browser. Contribute remains
offline—even if you establish a network connection—until you switch to working online.
To use Contribute to work offline:
• If Contribute is running and has a network connection, select File > Work Offline (Windows) or Contribute >
Work Offline (Macintosh).
• If Contribute is not running, start Contribute without a network connection; select Work Offline in the
Connection Failure dialog box, and then click OK.
The Contribute browser displays the Working Offline page. Click a draft title in the Pages panel to start editing.
updates templates for the selected website or blog only.
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