[wp-hackers] using different templates for pages

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C. Rummel wrote:
> I've found out to put a file page.php into wp-content to change the
> looks of "pages".

I've hit trouble with this too - what is actually in your 'page.php' ? 
Is it a complete page, or are you relying on wp to add say footer / 
sidebar ?

> But at the bottom of wp-admin/edit-pages.php there is the option to
> use different templates. How do I add different templates? Other files
> from wp-content like author.php do not show up in that dropdown menu.

I'd like to know this too.