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Creating the initial co-author stories
The web designer may want to create the initial stories (and resulting web pages) to provide examples for the co-
author, and to preview and test the site. To create co-author stories, see “To create or edit a co-author story” on
page 459.
Generating and previewing co-author web pages
Typically, the co-author adds and edits stories, and then generates the updated web pages. However, during Co-
Author site development, the web designer may generate the initial pages. Generating the initial pages not only
providesanexample of howthe pagesappearfor theco-author, butalsoallowsyou to previewand test thepages to
ensure the site is functional and complete.
To generate co-author web pages in GoLive
1 Open a “section.aglsec” file, or select it in the Files tab of the site window.
Note: To generate pages, you must have previously created a co-author section with items, set up a template with editable
regions, and created stories in the Co-Author Editor.
2 Choose Special > Generate Co-Author Pages. GoLive generates a page for each story, placing them in the section’s
pages folder.
Note: You can also generate co-author web pages by using the Co-Author Editor.
To preview co-author web pages
• Use either the Preview tab of the page's document window or the Co-Author Editor. (Co-authors preview the
pages only from within Adobe Co-Author.)
The Co-Author Editor lets you edit the page content, but not the layout. The document window lets you edit the
layout, but not the content. Keep in mind that co-author pages are based on templates—and only the web designer
can edit the templates.
See also
“Previewing web pages” on page 31
Co-author phase: updating a co-authored website
The updating phase
The co-author’s work begins when the website design and generation is complete. You use Adobe Co-Author to
update the site. Adobe Co-Author has a streamlined, intuitive interface, which makes it easy to use regardless of your
experience. The editor lets you perform only the tasks required for updating a section, preventing you from inadvert-
ently changing something other than the targeted content. After you enter the data, Adobe Co-Author passes it
through predesigned templates to generate the section’s web pages. You can then upload the updated web pages with
the click of a button.