Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2014 v.13 - Manual (Page 542)

Using optional regions in templates
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About template optional regions
Insert an optional region
Set values for an optional region
Note: The user interface has been simplified in Dreamweaver CC and later. As a result, you may not find some of the options described in this
article in Dreamweaver CC and later. For more information, see
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About template optional regions
An optional region is a region in a template that users can set to show or to hide in a template-based document. Use an optional region when you
want to set conditions for displaying content in a document.
When you insert an optional region, you can either set specific values for a template parameter or define conditional statements (If...else
statements) for template regions. Use simple true/false operations, or define more complex conditional statements and expressions. You can later
modify the optional region if necessary. Based on the conditions you define, template users can edit the parameters in template-based documents
they create and control whether the optional region is displayed.
You can link multiple optional regions to a named parameter. In the template-based document, both regions will show or hide as a unit. For
example, you can show a “closeout” image and sales price text area for a sale item.
Insert an optional region
Use an optional region to control content that may or may not be displayed in a template-based document. There are two types of optional
regions:
Non-editable optional regions, which enable template users to show and hide specially marked regions without enabling them to edit the
content.
The template tab of an optional region is preceded by the word if. Based on the condition set in the template, a template user can define
whether the region is viewable in pages they create.
Editable optional regions, which enable template users to set whether the region shows or hides, and enable users to edit content in the
region.
For example, if the optional region includes an image or text, the template user can set whether the content is displayed, as well as make
edits to the content if desired. An editable region is controlled by a conditional statement.
Insert a non-editable optional region
1. In the Document window, select the element you want to set as an optional region.
2. Do one of the following:
Select Insert > Template Objects > Optional Region.
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the selected content, then select Templates > New Optional Region.
In the Common category of the Insert panel, click the Templates button, then select Optional Region from the pop-up menu.
3. Enter a name for the optional region, click the Advanced tab if you want to set values for the optional region, and then click OK.
Insert an editable optional region
1. In the Document window, place the insertion point where you want to insert the optional region.
You cannot wrap a selection to create an editable optional region. Insert the region, then insert the content in the region.
2. Do one of the following:
Select Insert > Template Objects > Editable Optional Region.
In the Common category of the Insert panel, click the Templates button, then select Editable Optional Region from the pop-up menu.
3. Enter a name for the optional region, click the Advanced tab if you want to set values for the optional region, and click OK.
Set values for an optional region
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