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Haroldntx
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November 5, 2016
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Dreamweaver CC 2017 editing in Live Mode

  • November 5, 2016
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Does anyone know how to reliably do this? It seems to be pretty haphazard what you can edit and what you can't in Live mode. Sometimes you can select and edit some text, sometimes you can't. Other times, in split screen, you can't edit the live pane but you can go into the code section and change it there. Other times, it's like it's part of a non editable template region even though it is editable.

This wouldn't be an issue but I've been doing more and more sites using Bootstrap 3 and these sites are difficult to work with in Design view, but show up fine in Live mode. But then I can't edit many of the elements properly. I do seem to be able to go into the DOM tab and copy, paste items and I can go into the Bootstrap tab and insert more Bootstrap elements, but if all I want to do is change the price on a client's taxidermy page for example, sometimes yes, sometimes no. I have to switch to design mode, do a search for the appropriate text, and then change it in code view. Then switch back to live view to see if I got it right.

Also, another quirk. If I select some text in the live window and then CTRL-F to search, nothing. If I go down in the code window and select the text and CTRL-F, then the search window shows up.

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SIMS SOLUTIONS
SIMS SOLUTIONS
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December 14, 2016

I am having the same problem. Similar to the way you described it as I have been actually coping and pasting in code view to make changes and believe me I am not a code expert so this is very time consuming. Even at that it does not show in design view and the only way I can see what I have changed is in Live view. Some of the post I have read about rendering (is this the same thing) concerning design view are in 2012. Is this the same thing? I hope that this problem has not existed and not been fixed since 2012. I should of done research but I am trying to stay as current as possible. At first I thought it was my machine or maybe I had an option clicked like display off or something. I am waiting for some advise, please let me know if you found any?

Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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November 5, 2016

Which operating system?

I'm not having problems editing content on Win10 but my code is valid.  I wonder if your code contains any errors that might preclude DW from correctly rendering & allowing you to edit content.

Use the built in validation tool.  Window > Results > Validation.

Nancy O.

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HaroldntxAuthor
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November 5, 2016

Windows 10 'anniversary' update.

I'll do a code check on various sites to see what happens. I do have some pages that use a lightbox extension that if it isn't placed inside a CSS container in a specific way, DW shows it in one long continuous line of thumbnails instead of a grid in design mode. In Live mode, it shows OK regardless.

I've seen that if I double click some text in live mode to get inside the CSS container, then if I click to position my cursor, I can edit the text in Live mode. But if I just click some text, usually not.

I don't have any problems editing text or code in Design mode, just Live mode.

Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 5, 2016

I typically select regions inside the Live panel and edit actual code.  See screenshot.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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