Edit optional region in template

I need to edit an optional region in a template so that by
default the value is "false" for the given region.
So to do this I:
- select the region
- in the 'Properties' window CLICK 'edit'
- select the 'basic' tab
- UNCHECK the 'show by defailt' box
- CLICK 'OK'
Unfortunately this does nothing. The template does not seem
to have been altered at all. If I go back in to edit the same
region the box, which I DEFINITELY unchecked, is CHECKED again.
Anyone able to offer some insight, please?
Ideas and thoughts welcome.
Cheers
H

this doc really helped
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_16347
as it highlights the fact that you can go into the code in
the <head> tag and change the following (for example) case of
'true' to 'false':


Not sure why the 'edit' option in DW wasn't working

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regions. In one
> optional region I have an image. I have defined the
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> to the
> top of the table cell, but when the template is applied
to the other
> pages, the
> image is in the middle vertically. I also have it set to
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> horizintally, but it stays to the left.
> What am I doing wrong?
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>

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> Is it possible to make a optional region inside the BODY
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"mg04.dk" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to make a optional region inside the BODY
TAG?
>
> I want place following line inside the body tag (but not
on all pages!!):
> onload="load()" onunload="GUnload()" ...(code for Google
Maps).
>
> I tried insert the optional region but DW doesn't seem
to accept it...is
> there
> another way around?
>
> Hope someone can help:-)
>
> mg04
>

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HERE
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> 1. If I add:  to my template and make it true on the page with
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"RICH POW" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Thanks for the reply...
>
> I'm in a bit of a vicious circle here.
>
> 1. If I add:  to my template and make it true on the page with
the google map I get
> the
> Load() error on all other pages.
>
> 2. If I leave the script in I get a Null Value error on
all pages except
> the
> google map page.
>
> Do you know a way I can include that map just on that
page?
> Do you know how I can add the whole page with SSI or add
the <body
> onload="load()" onunload="GUnload()"> to the body tag
with an option
> region?
>
> Here is the map in it's simplest form:
>
http://adelantedesign.co.uk/websites/adelante/googlemap.html
>
> Thanks again for your time.
>
> Richard
>

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