Poppycock!
(hadda come back and edit so I could finally use that word. heheh)


Hi Mikka23,
The good news is that the solution has nothing whatever to do with server side includes.


1)
Dreamweaver has a facility to create webpages and turn them into templates. I have not used this function, so I don't know how this works or eventually manifests, but it may be worth looking into.


2)
However, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is your answer, and exactly the purpose for which CSS was developed. CSS and CSS2 are currently in service, CCS3 is on the cards but is behind in development and probably won't be around for another 3 or 4 years.

Basically your content is divided into areas of html on your page in a similar fashion to how Dreamweaver does it.
These areas then have their position and format controlled by another language (CSS), the code for which can be included in the same page or a separate file.

The latter option is best for your purposes as the former will only change the page to which it's included.

A brief explanantion; Your web pages all link to a separate 'control' file which gives each page of the site instructions for font, size, colour, display, position, and which images to show where and under what circumstances.

These can be over-ridden in individual pages where unique circumstances may apply.
Thus, by changing the controlling CSS file, this 'cascades' through the entire website simultaneously.

I know you don't want to hear it, but you will HAVE to learn something about hand-coding to cope with the basics of CSS. You will have to learn a lot more to be able to use its' bells & whistles. I sympathise because I'm just starting out with it myself. 3 months ago I was in the position of wondering if it was all worth the extra effort. If it's any help I can tell you that 'yes', it is.

Start HERE then go HERE. Knock twice and tell them, 'Skwirrell' sent you.