What happens to my existing web template if I upgrade to FP2003?

Not to worry - the "old-fashioned" FP 2000/2002 templates will continue to work perfectly well in FrontPage 2003.  We're hoping you upgrade your site to a DWT at some point, though, because the benefits are just SO vast.

Can I apply a DWT to a web currently using a third-party template?

Not nearly as easily as you can apply it to either a no-template web or a web already using a DWT.  If you currently use a web template, you will need to remove the template, link bars, etc., from your web pages (basically, you remove everything except for your content).  You may make the initial transition one of four ways (note - you only have to go through this once!):

1. Strip out the existing menus and design by selecting the content to be saved.  To do this, open a page.  With your mouse, highlight the body content to be preserved.  On the keyboard, press:
    
   1. CTRL + C
   2. CTRL + A
   3. Delete (hit the delete key)
   4. CTRL + V

   Save the page and repeat on remaining pages until the process is completed.  This is the preferred method, and will keep the page names and navigation structure of your existing web intact.  SEE OUR STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS METHOD HERE
    

2. Build a new, empty web without a design template, and add blank pages one by one, copying the content of your existing web pages into the pages of the new web.  You will, of course, have to rebuild the web navigation with this method, as well as rename the pages.  Afterward, you may attach the DWT.
    
3. Do it the same way you changed design templates in the past:  Build a new web, import the DWT folder into the root of the web, then open the DWT of your choice.  Select File, Save As, type in the new page name, navigate up to the web's root directory, and "Save as type" HMTL Files.  You may then copy and paste your content from your existing web template into the Editable Regions of the page.  Repeat until your web is complete.
    
4. Remove the design manually (piece by piece) from the existing web, then attach the DWT.  This method will keep your navigation structure and page names intact.  If you aren't experienced with converting tables to text and deleting unwanted design elements, or if your existing design template is very complex, you may not want to try this.

Will you continue to provide full web templates?

Yes, however, we most likely will concentrate our time on DWT development, as it is in your best interest to use templates with attached DWTs should you want to change the appearance of your web in the future.