Editing Page Content and Layout

You use the Page editor to edit the page content and layout, as well as the property values of both the page and content objects. Use the link bar at the top of the editor to access secondary editors for defining page properties, assigning permissions, tracing delta links and defining different types of links and navigation from the page. If you navigate to another editor (for example, Permissions editor or Related Links editor) you can return to the Page editor by choosing Page from the link bar.

1. In the Portal Catalog, in the context menu of the page, choose  Open   Page . The Page editor appears.

2. Use the controls, content list, and layout pane to edit your page contents and layout, performing the following functions:

   Function	Procedure	More Information
   Add an object to a page		See Adding Content to a Page .
   Delete an object from a page	Select the one or more rows and choose Remove .	Child objects do not appear in the navigation panel. When you remove a child object from a page, you render it inaccessible, unless you reinsert its source object. If you decide not to remove the object, from the tool area, choose Refresh before saving the page.
   Preview a page after adding or removing content	Choose the Preview button at the top of the editor.	This displays the current status of a page in the editor, not its status in the PCD.
   Select or deselect all the objects on a page	Using the icon in the heading of the first column, choose Select All or Deselect All .	The Open button is disabled when more than one object is selected. Certain editing options are not available on an edit all basis.

   Function	Procedure	More Information
   View and edit the property values of a page and access the attributes of each property	Choose Properties from the link bar.	Use the arrow next to a property to view or edit property attributes. For information about attribute values, see Defining Property Attributes .
   View and edit an object in the page	Choose Open .	The Open button is disabled for unsaved, newly added iViews. Choose Save to enable the Open button. When editing a nested page, choosing Open displays any other pages and iViews belonging to that page. You can then edit the properties of all the nested objects, not only the properties of the parent page. When you select the smallest unit on a page (iView) for editing, the Properties editor expands to the entire content area. If an object has its own editor, such as a URL iView, choosing Open opens its object editor. For more information about editing object properties, see Editing Object Properties .
   View the relationships between a selected object and other objects in a delta link chain, including the source object	Choose Delta Link Tracer from the link bar.	The displayed page is read-only and is used to: Display all objects that are affected if you edit the selected object. Provide access to the source object. For more information about delta link origins, see Tracing Delta Link Dependencies .
   Delete an object or multiple objects from a page	Select the rows of the objects and choose Remove .	Child objects do not appear in the navigation panel. When you remove a child object from a page, you render it inaccessible, unless you reinsert its source object. If you decide not to remove the object, from the tool area, choose Refresh before saving the page.
   When editing an object within a page, return to the page you originally opened for editing	Choose Close .

   Function	Procedure	More Information
   Hide an object	Deselect the checkbox in the Visible column.	A hidden object is not displayed when the page first opens. During personalization at runtime, portal users can access all the objects associated with the page (whether currently displayed or not), and can redefine any hidden object as visible.
   Lock an object to the page	Select the checkbox in the Fixed column.	When an object is set to Fixed : The checkbox in the Visible column is automatically selected. The object is automatically displayed when the page first opens. At runtime, portal users can minimize the object in the content area, but cannot remove it from the page during personalization.
   Lock an object to the top position on the page	Select the checkbox in the Locked Position column.	At runtime, portal users cannot change the location of the object on the page during personalization. You can only lock items to the top of the page. Note This checkbox only appears after it has been configured by an administrator. For more information, see Configuring the Page Editor .

   Function	Procedure	More Information
   Change the location of an object within its container.	Either drag the object to the new location in the layout area, or in the Page Content and Layout Settings table, select the object and choose Move Up or Move Down .
   Place a selected object in a different layout container.	Drag the object to the new location in the layout area. You can also select the item that you want to move in the Page Content and Layout Settings table, and from the Container dropdown list, select the container to which you want to move the object.	This action is not applicable to a page based on a one-column layout.
   View the page layouts assigned to the page.	From the Current Layout dropdown list, select the layout that you want to view. The page adjusts accordingly.
   Add layouts to the page, remove layouts from a page, or change the default layout.	Choose Add/Remove Layouts and revise the layout as needed in the Add/Remove Layouts dialog box.	Creating Portal Pages .