Adding Content To A Layout Cell - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual

To draw a nested layout table:
Make sure you are in Layout mode (see
1
on page 187).
In the Layout category of the Insert bar, click the Draw Layout Table button.
2
The pointer changes to a cross hair (+).
Point to an empty (gray) area in an existing layout table, then drag to create the nested
3
layout table.
Note: You can't create a layout table inside a layout cell. You can create a nested layout table only
in an empty area of an existing layout table, or around existing cells.
To draw a layout table around existing layout cells or tables:
Make sure you are in Layout mode (see
1
on page 187).
In the Layout category of the Insert bar, click the Draw Layout Table button.
2
The pointer changes to a cross hair (+).
Drag to draw a rectangle around a set of existing layout cells or tables.
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A new nested layout table appears, enclosing the existing cells or tables.
Tip: To make an existing layout cell fit snugly into one corner of the new nested table, start
dragging near the corner of the cell; the new table's corner snaps to the cell's corner. You can't
start dragging in the middle of a layout cell, because you can't create a layout table entirely inside a
layout cell.

Adding content to a layout cell

You can add text, images, and other content to layout cells in Layout mode just as you would add
content to table cells in Standard mode. Click in the cell where you want to add content, then
type text or insert other content.
You can insert content only into a layout cell, not into an empty (gray) area of a layout table, so
before you can add content, you must first create layout cells (see
on page 187).
To add text to a layout cell:
Place the insertion point in the layout cell where you want to add text.
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Do one of the following:
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Type text into the cell.
The cell automatically expands as you type, if necessary.
Paste text copied from another document.
For more information, see
190 Chapter 9: Laying Out Pages in Layout Mode
"Switching from Standard to Layout mode"
"Switching from Standard to Layout mode"
"Inserting text" on page
"Drawing in Layout mode"
280.