Defining
a template's editable regions A template has two types of regions: editable
and locked (noneditable). Editable regions are the sections of a template that
have changing content, such as an article in a newsletter. Locked regions are
the sections of a template that have static, unchanging content, such as a corporate
logo or standard site navigation elements. By default, templates are locked.
You can add content to the template, but when you save the template, all content
is marked noneditable. If you create a document from such a template, Dreamweaver
warns you that the document will not contain any editable regions. To make a
template useful, you must create editable regions, mark existing content as
editable, or add new content and mark it as editable. While you are editing
the template itself, you can make changes to both the editable and locked regions.
When the template is applied to a document, however, you can make changes only
to the editable regions of the document; the locked regions of the document
can't be modified. To define existing content an editable region: 1 Select the
text or content you want to make editable. 2 Choose Modify > Templates > Mark
Selection as Editable. 3 In the New Editable Region dialog box, enter a name
for the region. The text or content is highlighted in the template. You can
mark an entire table or an individual table cell as editable. However, you can't
mark several cells editable at once. Layers and layer content are separate elements;
both can be marked as editable. Marking a layer editable lets you change the
position of the layer; marking layer content editable lets you change the content
of a layer. To define a new editable region: 1 Place the cursor at the location
where you want to insert an editable region. 2 Choose Modify > Templates > New
Editable Region. 3 In the New Editable Region dialog box, enter a name for the
region. The region name, surrounded by curly braces as in {region name}, is
inserted into the template as a highlighted placeholder. When the template is
applied to a document, you can substitute the placeholder with text, images,
or other content. Note: The following characters are not valid for region names:
apostrophes (`), quotation marks ("), angle brackets (< >), and ampersands (&).