[Typo3] template design question

[media.res | alex widschwendter]

hi thomas,

> Is there a way to have a template within a template? I want to have a 
> template that applies site wide while then having a secondary template 
> that embed inside the main cell of the first. I looked at ext templates 
> but I am not sure what they are and how they fit in. Any pointers to 
> docs (or alternative ideas) for that would be appreciated.

go for the modern template building tutorials.

http://typo3.org/documentation/document-library/doc_tut_templselect/

hth alex