In a template, editable regions are the parts of a page that change—for example, an article in a newsletter. Locked (noneditable) regions are the areas that remain constant from one page to another, such as a masthead or corporate logo.
By default, all regions on a template are marked as locked when you save it; to make the template useful, you must make some parts of it editable.
While you are editing the template itself, you can make changes to both editable and locked regions. When the template is applied to a document, however, you can make changes only to the editable regions of the document; the locked regions of the document can't be modified.
Note: When you name a region, you can't use the following characters: single or double quotation marks (' "), angle brackets (< >), and ampersands (&).
To define existing template content as an editable region:
| 1 | In the template, select the text or content you want to make editable. |
| 2 | Choose Modify > Templates > Mark Selection as Editable. |
| 3 | In the New Editable Region dialog box, enter a name for the region. |
| The editable region is highlighted in the template. | |
| You can mark an entire table or an individual table cell as editable; however, you can't mark several cells at once. Layers and layer content are separate elements; making a layer editable lets you change the position of the layer, and making layer content editable lets you change the content of a layer. | |
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To define a new editable region in a template:
| 1 | In the template, place the insertion point where you want to insert an editable region. |
| 2 | Choose Modify > Templates > New Editable Region. |
| 3 | In the New Editable Region dialog box, enter a name for the region. |
The region name, surrounded by braces ({}), is inserted into the template as a highlighted placeholder. |
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| When you apply the template to a document, you can replace the placeholder with text, images, or other content. | |
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