editable region of template will not stay activated

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September 24, 2020
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Hi All,

I am a beginner to Dreamweaver but have been following a tutorial. I have created a template created an editable region which is "main." I have created a new index.html which is linked to my template. Initially when I saved the document the editable region wasn't activated so did it by going to - tools -> template ->apply the template to the page. After saving it a few times it doesn't activate an editable region and I can't "apply the template to the page." Does anyone know how I can keep the editable the only region activated?

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

To work with Templates, switch to Design from the document toolbar.

To spawn a child page from a DWT Template:

1. Go to File > New > Site Templates > choose a site and Template.

2. Check the box for Update page when Template changes.

3. Hit Create button.

4. File > SaveAs index.html (your site's home page) or filename.html.

5. Repeat for other child pages.

Below is a screenshot of my child page in Split view. Everything outside the Template's Editable Region is locked (grayed out).

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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Grace0D4DAuthor

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Hi Nancy,

Thank you for your comment and help.

This is what I have been doing to create a new page with the template, initially everything is greyed out until I save it and the editable region becomes everything rather than what I have chosen. So when I create new pages it deleted what I have created on previous pages. I apply the template manually by going to tools -> template ->apply the template to the page. This seems to somewhat work until a few hours later and it reverts back to when I initially save it where nothing is greyed out and everything is editable 😞

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Which version of DW?

Are you working in a defined local site folder that resides on your primary hard drive and not a cloud or networked drive?

That's a critical first step. Without a local site folder, DW cannot manage assets for you.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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