web page display

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we created a web page but it does not show the same on each. I know it has
to do with the resolution but is there a way to set up a web page so that it
shows correctly on all resolution screen? this is going out to some online
students and I want to make sure they can view it correctly.

thanks!
 
Hi Michele,

How would you define "correctly?" For example, some sites use liquid layout,
in which everything expands when the window is larger, and contracts when it
is smaller. And remember, it's not just screen resolution (you wish!); it's
also window size, and browser vendor (slight differences in the way
different browsers handle things like borders, margins, padding, etc.). Some
sites use fixed pixel sizes, so that everything always remains the same size
no matter what. If the browser window is too small, the user must scroll. Of
course, this means that in some browsers, you have empty areas around the
content as well. But liquid layout is much more difficult to do. You have to
relatively position everything relative to everything else. You may want to
increase and decrease the size of fonts, pictures, etc. There are all kinds
of decisions to be made.

And I bet you thought this would be easy!

--
;-),

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
You can lead a fish to a bicycle,
but you can't make it stink.
 
One way is to place everything on your page inside a table layout that you
style at 100% width.
 
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