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The Epsilon design is the current standard Brandeis template for webpages. You can convert your webpage to Epsilon buy using an HTML editor, such as Adobe GoLive. If you need assistance please do not hesitate to contact Web and Library Application Services : walas @ brandeis.edu
Step One: Download template files
Step Two: Open header.html. Edit the text where it says "Section Name" to read the name of your website. Change the link of this to point to the homepage of your website.
You will want this link to be "root-relative." The main Brandeis homepage is (typically) the root, so if your website's homepage is http://www.brandeis.edu/president you will want the link to be /president/. Likewise, if your website's homepage is http://www.brandeis.edu/centers/mandel/ you will want the link to be /centers/mandel/.
Step Three: The header.html file controls what category is underlined at the top of the pages. In this example, the About Brandeis section is underlined.
To change the underlined category open the header.html file and go to source mode in GoLive.
Cut where it says class="active" and paste that in the link (a href tag) of the category you want underlined.
Step Four: Use index.html as the template for every page of your site. Update the title to say your website name, instead of "Section Title." To edit the title in Adobe GoLive:
Click "Head"
Click "Title"
Edit the title in the Inspector (get inspector to appear by going to Windows > Inspector).
Step Five: Put the content in the template file replacing the text, "PAGE CONTENT GOES HERE."
Step Six: The left sidebar navigation is updated in the file sidebar.html. List pages and update links here as a standard HTML list. The sidebar will work with or without the the main items having sub-items.
Similar to the link inside the header file (step 2), you will want the links in the sidebar.html file to be "root-relative." The main Brandeis homepage is (typically) the root, so if one of the links in the sidebar is http://www.brandeis.edu/president/about.html you will want the link to be /president/about.html. Likewise, if one of the links in sidebar.html is http://www.brandeis.edu/centers/mandel/mission.html you will want the link to be /centers/mandel/mission.html
Step Seven: In the sidebar.html file below the navigation there is text of a Brandeis address. Either update this information or remove it from the sidebar file.
Step Eight: You may want to read how to edit using the template.
For help please contact the Web and Library Application Services Office at walas @ brandeis.edu.
