Understanding template regions Dreamweaver handles updates to editable and noneditable (locked)
regions differently. Changes in the locked regions will be reflected
in the updated pages, while changes in editable regions will not. The only time that the template affects the content in the editable
region of a template-based page is the first time the page is opened
from the template (File > New from Template). After that point
it is not possible to update the editable regions of this page
globally. Doing so would erase the existing content in the editable
region, so Dreamweaver does not allow it. To change this content
in the editable region you must make the change in the page itself,
rather than in the original template. Content in templates will be either in a locked region or in
an editable region. A locked region contains content that will
always be written to pages based on the template. This region cannot
be selected or changed in the page itself; it must be changed in
the original template—thus the term "locked" is
applied to noneditable regions. An editable region contains content
that is editable in the pages based on this template. Due to this
fundamental difference, the two regions work in different ways
from one another: Locked Regions:
Content in locked regions of a template will be written to all
HTML pages based on this template.
Changes to content in locked regions of a template will prompt
an update to HTML pages that use this template.
Once updated, HTML pages that use this template will show the
content changed in the locked region of the template.
Editable regions:
Content in editable regions of a template will only be written
to another HTML page once—when the new page is initially
created.
Content in editable regions of a template will not be written
when choosing Modify > Templates > Apply Template to Page.
This means that the only way to write editable content to a page
is to choose File > New from Template.
When pages are updated, locked regions will be updated but editable
regions will not.
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