http://forums.asp.net/16.aspxDiscuss and debate ASP.NET application designs. <a href="http://aspadvice.com/SignUp/list.aspx?l=8&c=17" target="_blank">Email List</a>enCommunityServer 2007 SP1 (Build: 20510.895)http://forums.asp.net/thread/3273606.aspxFri, 03 Jul 2009 13:37:31 GMT4c671506-2930-414c-a40b-8bf57ded5924:3273606vivek_iitvivek_iit0http://forums.asp.net/thread/3273606.aspxhttp://forums.asp.net/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=16&PostID=3273606<p>I suggest that you use MasterPages and UserControls to create a basic standard layout of your application. That is a very flexible way of managing your application layouts. You can create user controls for header, footer, side bar etc, and place them on your master page along with a content place holder control where your content pages can fit in. For more information on master pages, do search google, there are a lot of videos and sample applications on this.</p><p>HTH,</p><p>Vivek<br /></p>http://forums.asp.net/thread/3272879.aspxFri, 03 Jul 2009 07:03:34 GMT4c671506-2930-414c-a40b-8bf57ded5924:3272879phddasphddas0http://forums.asp.net/thread/3272879.aspxhttp://forums.asp.net/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=16&PostID=3272879<p>Hi</p><p>I am using VS2008 and trying to get my head around all the info/tech out there. I need to construct a banner to my site which will be the same for all the pages, on the top section along with the navigation menu.</p><p>I used EW2 and was able to create a Dynamic Web Template, but I saw a vedio on how to use master pages, and another one on how to use Web User Control, all will do the same thing &quot;I think&quot;.</p><p>when do I use one over the other?</p><p><br /></p><p>thanks</p><p><br /></p>