Hi Catt,
There are two basic designs so that you web page can be viewed consistently
correct.
1. Make the width about 740px so that it will fill the viewport of 800x600
browser and then when viewed in a larger viewport it will still look the
same (This can be aligned left, center or right (most go for the center as
to divide the blank area on each side)) If it is a commercial site this is
what I use to assure that it is consistent to everyone. Centering is not
hard if using tables or you can use CSS to center the content on the page.
(what Murray said)
2. A fluid design makes things a bit harder to assemble (but worth it in my
opinion). The fluid layout expands and contracts with the viewport size.
This will cause movement of text and pictures but in a well designed page it
will look good no matter what size the viewport is. (and fill the entire
viewport) For me this type of design is made easier using CSS to control the
placement and areas on the page. You can also use tables and percentages
for the width settings.
Sample of good fluid design..
http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/css/edge/
I know it seems overwhelming but HTML basics can be learned in a week...
then learn as much CSS as you can... (once you start learning how powerful
this is you will just want to know more)
Here are some links to pages that are "all the same HTML" the only
difference is the css style sheet and the images. (What power!)
http://www.csszengarden.com/
http://csszengarden.com/?cssfile=http://www.myfavoritething.net/zen/zengarden.css
http://csszengarden.com/?cssfile=http://rose.clanretribution.net/css/sample.css
http://csszengarden.com/?cssfile=http://pages.videotron.com/jaylac/csszengarden/jlacroix.css
http://csszengarden.com/?cssfile=http://web.tiscali.it/doppiovu3/csszengarden/wabisabi/wabisabi.css
They have hundreds of samples....
I hope this might clear up a few things.
bob
|I read what DWT's are and what they do. Now unless I missed something they
| are to make regions available to other authors and lock content you don't
| want touched. That's it?? It seems to me that most people (web authors)
keep
| a fairly sizeable margin on each side of the web. I'm the only author of
my
| web. So there is no advantage to having margins on each side?
| Thanks
| Catt
|
| "Bob" wrote:
|
| > Dynamic Web Template
| >
| > What is a Dynamic Web Template?
| > A Dynamic Web Template is an HTML-based master copy of a Web page that
you
| > can create to contain settings, formatting, and page elements such as
text,
| > graphics, page layout, styles, and regions of a Web page that can be
| > modified. You can attach a Dynamic Web Template to the pages in a Web
site,
| > and that template defines the layout for those pages.
| >
| > How do I use Dynamic Web Templates?
| > By creating a Dynamic Web Template, you can make regions on attached
pages
| > available for other authors to add and modify content, while preventing
| > changes to other regions on the same page. This provides you with
control to
| > preserve the layout of the pages and the template itself. When you
update
| > the content in a Dynamic Web Template, you can update the attached Web
pages
| > simultaneously.
| >
| > You can use any number of Dynamic Web Templates in a Web site, and you
can
| > attach a Dynamic Web Template to as many pages as you like. There are no
| > special template storage restrictions, so you can save your Dynamic Web
| > Template (.dwt) files to any location.
| >
| > For more information see......
| >
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010775891033.aspx
| >
| > bob
| > | > | Thanks all, DWT stands for........?
| > | Catt
| > |
| > | "Ronx" wrote:
| > |
| > | > First create your DWT using a centred table set at 760px wide.
| > | > Then see
www.rxs-enterprises.org/tests/SB-to-DWT.htm, placing ALL
the
| > | > content and borders in the above table.
| > | >
| > | > You can check the width of the page in FP2003 by using the page size
| > | > setting at View->Page Size and click on 760x425 - your 760px wide
| > | > table will fit this exactly. If you get a bottom scrollbar then the
| > | > content you are placing in the table is too wide and needs
attention.
| > | > --
| > | > Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
| > | > Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| > | > FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
| > | >
| > | > | > | > >I understand the instructions for making a new web site, with help
| > | > >from these
| > | > > posts I have done that with the latest site, however I have been
| > | > > trying to do
| > | > > that with a fairly large (for me) site that has been up a while. I
| > | > > was trying
| > | > > to change from shared borders to DWT and reduce the width of the
| > | > > pages but
| > | > > have not been successful. I do not know code.
| > | > > --
| > | > > Janet
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > > "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
| > | > >
| > | > >> You'd design your site for a max width of 760px. Easiest way is
| > | > >> using a
| > | > >> table, either centered or left justified.
| > | > >>
| > | > >>
| > | > >> | > | > >> | Hi, I have FP02. I'm noticing more and more that some webs are
| > | > >> purposely
| > | > >> | smaller than the screen. Like, for example, the MSN website.
| > | > >> From what
| > | > >> I've
| > | > >> | read this is done so that there will be no resolution issues
and
| > | > >> no matter
| > | > >> | what interface is used (MIE or NEtscape) that the user will
| > | > >> always see
| > | > >> | everything on the screen.
| > | > >> | Right now my web is full sized. How can I change the margins
of
| > | > >> the whole
| > | > >> | web? Is this a good thing to do? I'd appreciate any guidance.
| > | > >> | Catt
| > | > >>
| > | > >>
| > | > >>
| > | >
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