How to add a web part zone in SharePoint using SharePoint Designer

Question

I need to add a web part zone to a wiki page. I'm opening the page using SharePoint Designer, but there doesn't seem to be an obvious way (such as a menu) to add a Web Part Zone.

Answer 1

from: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/HA101513941033.aspx

Insert a Web Part zone

1. In Office SharePoint Designer 2007, open the page where you want to insert the Web Part zone.
2. If the Web Parts task pane is not already open, open it by clicking Web Parts on the Task Panes menu.
3. In Design view, click the location on the page where you want to insert the Web Part zone.

4. At the bottom of the Web Parts task pane, click New Web Part Zone.

   The new Web Part zone is inserted on the page. ...

Answer 2

If this a page that you will be using over again in different places, consider creating a site def instead. By editing a page in sharepoint designer, you create a "customized" version of the page.

Answer 3

open your site in SPD -->insert-->sharepoint controls--> web part zone. Note that you are unable to add a web part zone in master pages