Dreamweaver problem

[craigquik]

Hi guys

Quick question - is there any reason I wouldn't be able to insert a table in a new document in Dreamweaver? A setting somewhere I haven't changed? At work I can open a new doc and insert a table straight away, but at home, the insert table option is greyed out.

Cheers for any help!

[crazyleaf]

Are you creating a XHTML file ?

[afox]

switch to code view and type :

<table>
  <tr>
    <td></td>
  <tr>
</table>

Should get you going :)

[tommylogic]

What version of Dreamweaver?

[craigquik]

Originally Posted by crazyleaf

Are you creating a XHTML file ?

Seems like it; it says "filename.html (XHTML)" on the top bar in DW.

I'm using DW8 both at home and at work. I just made a table at work and emailed it home, opened it up and I can't edit the table in 'design' view.

[craigquik]

I just tried to create a new plain html doc, and the same thing happens.

[Mack]

Well, Dream weaver has come along ways as to creating "auto-markup" for you, but they haven't come so far as to ban you from using tables.

if you have a significant loss of functionality, i would say re-install the app. i mean, your probably using windows...which eventually breaks everything once.

[tommylogic]

I can't remember exactly where the setting is in version 8.. but I do remember some nuisance in a setting somewhere (been forever since i dealt with tables).. BUT there is an answer.

Sense the one at work is set up like you want it anyway, you can just copy your "Configuration Settings" from that computer. If you are working on mutual projects, you could always back up your Site Definitions too. Anyhow. here's how to backup your global configurations:

Manually backing up the Configuration folder

In order to manually back up the Dreamweaver Configuration folder, along with any user-created snippets, copy your personal Configuration folder into a location you will be able to easily remember later. Here are the locations of the personal Configuration folders (for multiuser platforms) and the default location for the application's Configuration folder (for single-user platforms):

In Windows XP and Windows 2000, goto-->
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver 8\Configuration

Just copy the contents of the folder. Save it to a jump drive or whatever and restore them on your Home PC in the same folder.