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Dreamweaver - can't edit text on page

Asked by: murbro

Hi

I am new to Dreamweaver. I double click on one of the pages of a template website and try
to edit the text, but can't. Has this something to do with the layers etc. I was able to edit similar text on the page before.

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2009-09-01 at 21:52:18ID24700252
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Answers

 

by: udaydidigamPosted on 2009-09-01 at 22:16:25ID: 25238181

When u double click on the  template properties window will open and u can edit at thier

 

by: murbroPosted on 2009-09-01 at 22:50:03ID: 25238251

I can't double click on it. I just get a circle with a line through it

 

by: jason1178Posted on 2009-09-02 at 00:02:51ID: 25238512

Is the page based on a Dreamweaver template?  

Can you edit the text by going to Source Code view?

 

by: murbroPosted on 2009-09-02 at 00:49:47ID: 25238760

It is a template with three pages. I was able to edit the textin exactly the same position on the first but can't on the second. When I first looked at the source code I don't think that I could edit it. Now when I look there it is blank....

 

by: JimWarnerPosted on 2009-09-02 at 04:41:47ID: 25239878

murbro,

When using templates to create a page, the editable areas are bracketed by <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="head" --> <!-- InstanceEndEditable -->.  The areas between the <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="head" --> and the <!-- InstanceEndEditable --> are the editable areas. Note that the "name=" entry is different for each editable area.

Look near the top of the page's source code for a line that looks similar to this:
<!-- InstanceBegin template="/Templates/products_template.dwt" codeOutsideHTMLIsLocked="false" -->
This line tells you what template is being used for the page and where it is located.

To make an area editable, open the template in code view and, at the beginning of the area you want to be editable, insert the line
<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="head" -->
Assign a unique name, one that is not used any places else in the template.
At the end of the area that you want to be editable, insert the line
<!-- InstanceEndEditable -->

Save the template and Dreamweaver should automatically update all pages that are based on that particular template.  Dreamweaver will tell you what pages will be updated.  Be sure to then upload all modified pages to your website.

 

by: murbroPosted on 2009-09-18 at 12:32:04ID: 31623628

thanks

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