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Construct a working draft 

At this point, a draft version of the site is created. Work on the site draft proceeds 

according to the work plan, with the Site Coordinator supervising construction and 

keeping things on track.  

To make pages in the site draft available for review, they can be posted to a test directory. 

For instance, if the Web address for the  live  site is www.organization.com, the working 

draft could be posted to www.organization.com/new. 

Tip: Employ page templates 

Using pre-fabricated page templates is an excellent way to keep sites consistent. Templates 

save work, make adhering to standards easier, and minimize mistakes. All current site-

building programs allow the creation of templates, and most automatically update pages 

created from the template when the template is changed. 

Using the design models, create a template for each section of the site. Make the templates 

available for use by the Web team in building the site draft.  

This template can be used to 

create pages in these four 

subsections 

Editable regions of page 

content

Page template in Macromedia Dreamweaver 

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