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ADOBE CONTRIBUTE CS3 61 User Guide The new page opens as a draft in Contribute. For information about editing the starter web page, see "Editing a starter web page" on page 61. Also, be sure to add a link to your new page before you publish it (see "Creating text and image links" on page 133). Note: Contribute creates the new page in the same folder as the page you were viewing when you created the page (unless you selected another website in step 2). You can change the folder location when you publish the new page. Editing a starter web page The Contribute starter web pages were created by a professional design firm. You can copy any of the sample pages and use them in your website. You can use any of the pages as a starting point to create your own page, or replace the existing content with your information. After you create a page based on a starter web page, you can modify the page. This page is not a template, in which some parts can be modified but other parts are restricted. The page is a starting point for your web page; you can change it as needed. Note: The hypertext links on the page do not work automatically; you must edit each link on the page so that it refers to a page in your website. The following are guidelines for working with text, images, and links on the starter pages. These are tips to help you get started; there are many ways to modify the starter web pages to make them your own. To modify text in a draft based on a starter page: • To replace existing text, select any text on the draft and type over it. When you replace existing text, Contribute retains the formatting established by the design of the starter web page. You can apply formatting to any text to override the design. • To add text to draft, copy text from the draft or from another source (such as Microsoft Word), place the insertion point on the page or select text you want to replace, and then select Edit > Paste Text Only. Note: To delete the date object from your page, you must deselect Protect Scripts and Forms in the administration settings. For more information, talk to your Contribute administrator or see "Setting page-editing and paragraph settings" on page 220. For more information about working with text, see "Working with Text" on page 85. To replace an image or graphic element in a draft based on a starter page: • Select the image, press Delete, and then drag a new image to the draft. Most images and graphics on the starter web pages have dimensions on them. When you replace an image, try to use an image that's close in size to the one you're replacing, so that you retain the page design. Note: If you see a yellow shield icon, it's probably a placeholder for the current date. When you publish the page, the current date appears. For more information about working with images, see "Working with Images and Graphic Elements" on page 99. To enable links in a draft based on a starter page: • To replace existing link text, select a link, and then type your link text. Note: Not all links on the starter web pages look like typical links, with blue, underlined text. Links might not be underlined and might have a different design treatment applied to them. When you click an intended link on a draft based on a starter page, the status bar at the bottom of the Contribute editor indicates that it is a link.