Assuming you've made it through the Assigning Regions step, you now have your web page with all of its content in the body1 Editable Region, which is the main "body" area of the design.

Moving Content Among Editable Regions

Depending on the layout of the DWT you have attached, you may choose to move some of your content to other Editable Regions.  To achieve this, simply cut the content from one Editable Region, paste to another, and save.  Your content will not be lost on subsequent applications of DWTs; it will simply appear in the the location of the DWTIG compliant region name, or, you will select a new region in which to place it in a DWTIG non-compliant DWT design.

Unused Editable Regions on Your Page

You may elect, as we have on this page, to not place any content in the body2, body3, or special2 Editable Regions.  This certainly raises questions, which we will address here:

  1. Why have the region if you aren't going to use it?  The answer is simple.  The beauty of the DWTIG compliant design is the ability to attach *any* other DWTIG compliant DWT  to your page, and not have to go through the trouble of guessing which content goes where in future attachments.
     
  2. What do the unused regions look like on my published page?  They don't show up.  DWTIG compliant designs use comments only, which are not visible in Preview mode or when published.
     
  3. How do I get rid of the comment to insert new content in an unused Editable Region?  Simply highlight it, hit delete, then insert your content.
     
  4. Can I delete the unused Editable Regions?  Yes, they can be deleted on the actual .dwt file; however, if you delete unused Editable Regions in a DWTIG compliant design, the DWT will no longer be DWTIG compliant (see #1 above).

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Glossary of Terms
DWT:  Dynamic Web Template

DWTIG:  Dynamic Web Template Interchange Guidelines

Editable Region: An area within a web page with an attached DWT that may be edited or altered by the user. Each Editable Region is assigned a specific name on the .dwt file itself.