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[lbruegger]

I have created a index.html with SiteGrinder. I want to edit the code using Dreamweacer CS4. The place where I want to add code is grayed out.

How do I edit the code?

[Eric Hussmann]

Open the .html file with Dreamweaver and make edits as necessary.

[lbruegger]

I have tried that. As I stated before. The code that I want to edit is grayed out and cannot be edited, deleted or even the ability to add code in that area.

[Chris Perkins]

You are looking at the code in "Code View", or "Design View" in DreamWeaver?

SiteGrinder produces plain jane HTML and CSS. Editing the files in DW is just a matter of opening them and editing. No extra steps, no trouble. Did you output this page yourself from SiteGrinder and then open it right up in DreamWeaver? Or was it given to you by someone else?

I suspect one of the following:

1 - Your page has template markup added to it, or is using a DreamWeaver template (.dwt). SiteGrinder doesn't output pages like that, but maybe you or someone else modified it to do so. DreamWeaver template pages cannot be directly edited - only parts are editable- the template itself has to edited to change the rest of the page. The creator of the template designates what parts are editable and what are not.

2 - There is some other DreamWeaver configuration issue taking place. Though, I don't know of any that would prevent you from editing the code of the page. But DreamWeaver has a lot of settings, some of which will certainly effect the environment adversely if misused.

3 - It is a general DreamWeaver usage problem. Have you used DreamWeaver to create or edit web pages before? How about web pages that use CSS for layout? Layout aspects aren't affected by editing the .html file, they are achieved by editing the .css file.


My guess is that it is one of the above. What change are you trying to make?

Chris