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For information about linking using the Point-to-File icon, see
on page 320.
Note: In some cases, (such as file paths in event handlers in templates) you can't use the folder icon
or the Point-to-File icon; in those cases, you must enter the correct path name.
Nested templates
A nested template is a template whose design and editable regions are based on another template.
To create a nested template, you must first save the original or base template, then create a new
document based on the template, and then save that document as a template. In the new
template, you can further define editable regions in areas originally defined as editable from the
base template.
Nested templates are useful for controlling content in pages of a site that share many design
elements, but have a few variations between pages. For example, a base template might contain
broader design areas and be usable by many content contributors for a site, while a nested
template might further define the editable regions in pages for a specific section in a site.
Editable regions in a base template are passed through to the nested template, and remain editable
in pages created from a nested template unless new template regions are inserted in these regions.
Changes to a base template are automatically updated in templates based on the base template,
and in all template-based documents that are based on the main and nested templates.
In the following example, the template contains three editable regions, named
and :
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