How do I edit pages when the cursor change to a do not enter symbo

[Mike]

When I try to edit some pages on my site, the mouse cursor turns into a black
"Do Not Enter" symbol (a circle with a slash though it) and I'm unable to
edit any part of the page or text. Does anyone know why this happens. I
previously had FP 2002 and recently upgraded to FP 2003. The problem only
occur with FP 2003.

 

[Steve Easton]

That indicates that the content in that area is from an include page or
other "shared" content.

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[Mike]

Thank you. How do I edit this page now in FP 2003. I can edit it in FP 2002
without any problems.
Mike

 

[Steve Easton]

You open and edit the page that contains the shared or included content.

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[Mike]

Thank you for the info. I found that if edited some of the code a pop-up
window opened and said "Detach from the Dynamic Template" I clicked yes and
this allowed me to alter as needed. I know this takes it off the Dynamic
Template for updates but this is fine.

Thanks,
Mike

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

You should not have done that
- defeats the purpose of the DWT
Edit the DWT and reapply it to your pages
- if you want a part of the template changeable all pages make it and editable region

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| Thank you for the info. I found that if edited some of the code a pop-up
| window opened and said "Detach from the Dynamic Template" I clicked yes and
| this allowed me to alter as needed. I know this takes it off the Dynamic
| Template for updates but this is fine.
|
| Thanks,
| Mike
|
| "Steve Easton" wrote:
|
| > You open and edit the page that contains the shared or included content.
| >
| > --
| > Steve Easton
| > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > 95isalive
| > This site is best viewed............
| > ........................with a computer
| >
| >
| >
| > | > > Thank you. How do I edit this page now in FP 2003. I can edit it in FP
| > > 2002
| > > without any problems.
| > > Mike
| > >
| > >
| > > "Mike" wrote:
| > >
| > >> When I try to edit some pages on my site, the mouse cursor turns into a
| > >> black
| > >> "Do Not Enter" symbol (a circle with a slash though it) and I'm unable
| > >> to
| > >> edit any part of the page or text. Does anyone know why this happens. I
| > >> previously had FP 2002 and recently upgraded to FP 2003. The problem only
| > >> occur with FP 2003.
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >

 

[Andrew Murray]

It means you're using dynamic web templates and that "prohibited" symbol
simply means that area of the page is in a "non-editable" region of the page
using that template.

 

[Andrew Murray]

The other replies in this thread refer to "Shared Borders" and "Includes"
which have nothing to do with the issue being asked about - they do not show
the "prohibit" symbol - you can edit shared borders in design-time within
the page using the border. It is the Dynamic Web Templates which you can
set editible regions and non-editable regions on the template, then apply it
to a page, and so your non-editable content remains intact (elements such as
header, menu, footer etc).