Working in Design View on the server

[PT987]

I was given a bunch of (.tpl) files that are on a server. I have to edit them in Dreamweaver (CS3) but the thing is, in Design View I can't see what the pages actually look like. The reason for that is because the CSS isn't showing in Design View (the page looks unstyled). Is there a way to have the CSS files "work" while I'm using Design View? Thanks.

[Nancy OShea]

AFAIK, DW doesn't support TPL (template) files by default.

But you can add file extensions to DW.  See below:

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/164/tn_16410.html

Once you have the TPL file open in DW Design View, it should look much like any other HTML page.

If the TPL doesn't contain any inline styles or is not linked directly to an external CSS file, look at Design Time Stylesheets.

Nancy O.
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