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Charles F. Lindgren
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Oct 11, 2018 2:44 PM UTC
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Adding columns rows to Dreamweaver

All of a sudden I'm not able to add rows or columns to my tables. Instead, when I click on a cell it is outlined in blue and there is a tag at the top. What have I done?

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    Jon Fritz
    Jon FritzCorrect answer
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    Oct 11, 2018 4:35 PM UTC

    The blue outlines mean you are in Live View.

    Modifying tables there is a little different from how it's done in Design View (what you're used to if just coming to CC from a Creative Suite version).

    You can switch to Design View and work as you used to, or if you want to continue editing in Live View, click the edge of the table (or click within the <table> tag itself in Code View) to get the outline. You then click the white "hamburger menu" icon within the blue "Table" tab that appears with the blue outline. That will activate Live View's table editing mode (giving the cells black outlines). You can then highlight cells and right click to get the insert options.

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Oct 11, 2018 10:10 PM UTC

    You can also leverage Dreamweaver' s auto code completion with Emmet shortcuts.

    Faster Coding with Emmet in Dreamweaver CC | Adobe Blog

    As an example, switch to Code View.  Paste or type the following, and hit the TAB key.

    table>.row*3>.col*2>

    Voila!  Instant table, rows and columns.

    <table>

        <tr class="row">

            <td class="col"></td>

            <td class="col"></td>

        </tr>

        <tr class="row">

            <td class="col"></td>

            <td class="col"></td>

        </tr>

        <tr class="row">

            <td class="col"></td>

            <td class="col"></td>

        </tr>

    </table>

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    Jon Fritz
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    Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    Oct 11, 2018 4:35 PM UTC

    The blue outlines mean you are in Live View.

    Modifying tables there is a little different from how it's done in Design View (what you're used to if just coming to CC from a Creative Suite version).

    You can switch to Design View and work as you used to, or if you want to continue editing in Live View, click the edge of the table (or click within the <table> tag itself in Code View) to get the outline. You then click the white "hamburger menu" icon within the blue "Table" tab that appears with the blue outline. That will activate Live View's table editing mode (giving the cells black outlines). You can then highlight cells and right click to get the insert options.

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    Charles F. LindgrenAuthor
    Participant
    Oct 12, 2018 1:57 AM UTC

    Thank you Jon! All better! The only thing I don’t understand is why I changed to live mode. Now I know what to do if it happens again.

    Clear Skies,

    Charlie Lindgren

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    Jon Fritz
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    Jon FritzCommunity Expert
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    Oct 12, 2018 12:42 PM UTC

    Ctrl + Shift +F11 will switch between Design and Live. Maybe while trying to hit a different keyboard shortcut, you accidentally hit the Toggle View Mode shortcut?

    That, or an errant click in the Document Toolbar, will do the trick.

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