Template Questions

message from Poppaearl on 25 Jul 2004

I know I should kow how to do this, but I cannot for the life of me figure out
how right this second. I have a template with a top graphic and a menu bar to
the left and a text menu on the bottom. Simple enough. What I want is for only
those items to be locked and have the rest of the page editable, a blank sheet
more or less. I want to be able to add layers or tables anywhere. When I have
defined a large block as an editable region, I can't put layers inside of it,
and the bottom menu stays fixed so if I were to use the editable region and
filled it it goes over the menu. I think what I am looking for is doable or at
least I hope it is and I am certain I am missing something but I could use a
nudge in the right direction if at all possible.

Thanks!

Murray *TMM* replied to Poppaearl on 25 Jul 2004

Sure you can.

Imagine this. Make a three row table. Put the top graphic in the top row.
Nest a two column table in the second row. Make each of these columns have
valign="top". Nest a new table in each. In the left nested table, build
your navigation. Make the cell of the right nested table into an editable
region for your content. Put your bottom navigation in the bottom row of
the outer table.

Underneath the bottom table, and above the </body> tag, create a blank
editable region, e.g.,



Whenever you want to insert a layer, position the cursor in this editable
region on the child pages, and use INSERT | Layout Object > Layer.

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