When using Dreamweaver there are a couple of time saving tips.
1. SSI (Server Side Includes)
This in the most basic of terms allows the designer to change the appearance of the website without having to go into each individual page and change it there. SSI simply means if you were to make a change to any areas on a website you would have to manually change it in all the pages or if we were using templates or libraries you would have to FTP all the pages to make a change. However since you are using Includes all you need to do is make the change only in the Include and it automatically gets reflected in all the sites that are using that Include.
2. Templates
Templates do the same sort of thing as SSI however with SSI the changes you make can be made on an active site whereas with templates once a change has been made you must then upload the changes made to the pages. With templates they allow you to save mass amounts of time if you need to make a change to a site. For example if you need to make one small change like adding a new link, you would need to go to each page and change it manually. But using a template you only need to change it in the template and all the pages get updated automatically.
For more on both of these time savers click these links - SSI - Templates
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