Setting Up Pages > Creating pages
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Creating pages


When you start Adobe GoLive, the program opens a new Web page by default. You can also create a new page using the File menu. After creating a new page, it's important to change the title of the page. The page title appears in the title bar of the Web browser when the page is viewed. It's also used by Internet search engines to index the page.

Before creating a page, you should think about the page's content and appearance. If you plan on adding images or media to the page, you should begin by creating a Web site in Adobe GoLive and adding the necessary files to your site window. The site window makes it easy to keep track of resources, no matter how large your site grows. For information on creating a site in Adobe GoLive, see Creating a new site.

To create a new page:

Choose File > New.

To change the page title:

Do one of the following:
  • Select the default page title Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5 next to the Page icon () in the upper left corner of the document window, and type your new title.
  • Choose Window > Inspector. Click the Page icon () in the upper left corner of the document window. In the Page Inspector, click the Page tab. For Title, enter your new page title.

    • If you want the same page title to appear on all of your pages, you can create a page with the desired title and then set General preferences to have Adobe GoLive create new documents using that page as a template.

    To set General preferences for launching Adobe GoLive and opening new document windows:

    1 Choose Edit > Preferences.

    2 Click the General icon in the left pane of the Preferences dialog box.

    3 In the right pane of the Preferences dialog box, choose one of the following options from the At Launch pop-up menu to customize the behavior of Adobe GoLive when it's launched:
  • Create New Document to have Adobe GoLive create and open a new document.
  • Show Open Dialog to have Adobe GoLive prompt you to select an existing file.
  • Do Nothing to have Adobe GoLive launch without creating a new document or prompting you to select an existing file.

    • 4 To choose the default view of document windows that you open in Adobe GoLive, choose an option from the Default Section (Windows) or Default Mode (Mac OS) pop-up menu. For information on the different document views, see Using the document window.

    5 To select a file to be used as a template for new documents that you create in Adobe GoLive, select New Document. Then click the Select button, and select the file that you want to use as a template.

    If you also choose Create New Document from the At Launch pop-up menu, Adobe GoLive creates a new document based on your selected file when you launch the application.

    6 To add the meta information tag <meta name="generator" content="Adobe GoLive 5"> to each file that you create or save, select Write "Generator Adobe GoLive."

    7 Click OK.

    Setting Up Pages > Creating pages