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Creating editable regions

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Inserting an editable region

Before you insert an editable region, you should save the document you are working in as a 
template (see 

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You can place an editable region anywhere in your page, but consider the following if you are 
making a table or a layer editable:

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You can mark an entire table or an individual table cell as editable, but you can’t mark 
multiple table cells as a single editable region. If a 

<td>

 tag is selected, the editable region 

includes the region around the cell; if not, the editable region affects only content inside 
the cell.

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Layers and layer content are separate elements; making a layer editable lets you change the 
position of the layer as well as its contents, but making a layer’s contents editable lets you 
change only the content of the layer, not its position.

To insert an editable template region:

1.

In the Document window, do one of the following to select the region:

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Select the text or content that you want to set as an editable region.

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Place the insertion point where you want to insert an editable region.

2.

Do one of the following to insert an editable region:

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Select Insert > Template Objects > Editable Region.

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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), then select Templates > New 
Editable Region.

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In the Common category of the Insert bar, click the arrow on the Templates button, 
then select Editable Region.

The Editable Region dialog box appears.

3.

In the Name text box, enter a unique name for the region. (You cannot use the same name 
for more than one editable region in a particular template.)

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If you insert an editable region in a document rather than a template file, Dreamweaver 
warns you that the document will automatically be saved as a template.

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Do not use special characters in the Name text box.