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March 8, 2017
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How create a new Fluid Grid Layout

  • March 8, 2017
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Hello,

I'm a little new to using the newest version of Dreamweaver and I'm having trouble finding how to make a new Fluid Grid Layout. Under the "New" option at the very top left I don't see the Fluid Grid Layout option, and when I click new I don't see it there either. I need to make a Fluid Grid Layout but I don't see where or how to make one. Please help.

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Correct answer Jon Fritz

They were marked as Legacy in CC 2015, but still available in that version.

They are now gone from CC2017, replaced completely by Bootstrap.

You can still edit old FGL sites, but the program no longer offers the option to make new ones.

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Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 8, 2017

Do you need this for a course assignment?  If so, tell your instructor that FGLayouts are gone.  Nobody should be using or teaching that method anymore.

If this is for a personal project and you need a responsive layout in a hurry,  go to File > New > Starter Templates > Bootstrap Templates.  Select a layout and hit Create button.

Immediately save and name your document so DW can move the CSS and JS assets from a Temp directory to your local site folder.  One word of caution, DO NOT attempt to edit Bootstrap files.  Use a separate custom stylesheet .

For more on Bootstrap's 12-box grid system for responsive layouts:

Bootstrap 3 Tutorial

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Jon Fritz
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 8, 2017

As a short term fix, if you need the option to meet a deadline and don't have time to learn the newer and better methods, you can reinstall CC2015 and have that on your machine in parallel to CC2017. As a paid subscriber, you can actually have all 5 CC versions installed on the same machine at the same time under a single subscription. They just won't run at the same time.

Here's how you get old versions back: How to Find and Install Previous Version of Adobe Apps in CC 2015 | Adobe Customer Care Team

Jon Fritz
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Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 8, 2017

They were marked as Legacy in CC 2015, but still available in that version.

They are now gone from CC2017, replaced completely by Bootstrap.

You can still edit old FGL sites, but the program no longer offers the option to make new ones.

pziecina
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March 8, 2017

The feature has been dropped, as it was difficult to use, and did not work as originally intended.

You could use the Bootstrap feature, but I would recommend learning how to use css flexbox for responsive layouts, as this is, (at the moment) the best solution.

A starter course -

https://www.lynda.com/CSS-tutorials/CSS-Flexbox-First-Look/116352-2.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=l1-US-Search-Web-Flexbox&cid=l1-us:en:ps:lp:prosc:s88:447:all:google:mbm-flexbox_tutorials&utm_content=65287288026&utm_term=%2Bflexbox%20%2Btutorials&src=go-pa&veh=skwd-63931872546_pcrid_65287288026_pkw_%2Bflexbox%20%2Btutorials_pmt_b_pdv_c_ext__plc__trg__agid_10019279346_cmid_176737506_adp_1t1_net_g

Or simply search for flexbox tutorials, but remember not all tutorials are good, (none I have found I would rate as very good)