Page Numbering/Naming

[Macultra20]

Hello all...
I've just purchased XWD and have been working with it all day. I have no problem building new pages from templates, however I am a little confused as to how the program names consecutive pages and thus how am I supposed to link to these new pages on my navbar. If I create an index.htm page and export, I get and index_files folder and and index.htm page. If I create a second page I still have only one index files folder but I now have an index_2.htm folder. I've searched the forum for "page naming", etc. but have been unable to find anything to explain to me how this process (export) is carried out. I would like each of my pages to have separate names and hopefully separate file_folders. Also, I have reviewed the videos regarding navbars and button links, but I am not sure as to how I would link to these subsequent pages as I am unable (or more accurately...unknowledgeable) as to how to do this. Do I need to open the folders in frontpage/dreamweaver to rename? If someone could explain...I'd sure be appreciable.

[dogbertbh]

WELCOME to TalkGraphics!

Just to be sure, I'm assuming you've created multiple pages within a single .web document.

That being said, you can press CTL-SHIFT-W to get the properties and in the PAGE tab, specify a name for your page. No need for an extension here, though.

Once you do this and you create a clickable menu, you should see a drop-down with the names of your pages visible.

[nickydude]

Take a look at the Community Guide stickied at the top of this board, that should help you out.

[Macultra20]

Thank you...I know you folks are just volunteers and I sure appreciate all the work you do here. I'm sure I'll have more questions in the days to follow.

[Egg Bramhill]

I would like each of my pages to have separate names and hopefully separate file_folders.

The separate names issue is explained as h's post above.

Separate folders aren't possible as far as I'm aware unless you create a series of one page web files and link them that way. Having all the files in a single folder ensures that each image or css file only needs to be uploaded once and thereafter can be reloaded from the local computer cache. If you had a background image (background.jpg) in several different folders then each one would need to be uploaded anew from each folder. Hope that makes sense.

[dogbertbh]

The separate names issue is explained as h's post above.

Separate folders aren't possible as far as I'm aware unless you create a series of one page web files and link them that way. Having all the files in a single folder ensures that each image or css file only needs to be uploaded once and thereafter can be reloaded from the local computer cache. If you had a background image (background.jpg) in several different folders then each one would need to be uploaded anew from each folder. Hope that makes sense.

Correct Egg!

The only reason I can imagine having every page be separate would be for subdomains.

In that case you'd create a new folder for every page that's going to be a subdomain and upload them using an outside ftp client would probably be the easiest way to complete the task.

[cursor]

Or, for every subdomain, you'd create a new folder for every set of structured pages. A subdomain can, of course, be a complete website as required to address its target market.