sharepoint - Add a WebPart to a publishing page layout -

i've been trying figure out way add web part onto page layout. whenever try add web part zone or web part via menus in sharepoint designer, nothing happens. web part selected highlighted blue, nothing happens.

i have been trying add .webpart code on .aspx page layout 0 luck.

<webpartpages:webpartzone>     <zonetemplate>         .webpart code in here!      </zonetemplate> </webpartpages:webpartzone> 

the above shows web part zone, , ability add web part, doesn't show web part.

i've tried placing code outside zone template , webpartzone, typically between property tags displaying text.

you cannot add codes webpart embeded on page , have open page layout in designer , drop webpart on specific area - there may not anyother work around this

regards arjun