web page, format, different viewers different resolutions?

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Ok, I am having trouble getting my webpage to look good regardless of what
resolution the people viewing the webpage have on their computer. Any
suggestions?
 
Resolution is not the variable of concern - it's browser viewport width.
You could reproduce every user's problem on a single large resolution screen
by simply successively narrowing the viewport.

The solution is to create your page so that it fits within the smallest
viewport you want to support.
 
You don't. You design for it. Pick a minimum width and make your page fit
that without throwing horizontal scrollbars.

I usually use 760px as a minimum width, and I further usually center the
pages when the viewport width is greater than that. You can see this in
action here -

http://66.165.96.216

760px is a good width to use since it's the approximate width of viewable
area in a maximized browser viewport (with no sidebar content) on an 800x600
screen.
 
Where do I pick the minimum width (of the page) if not using tables, and if
using tables is it Table Properties where I set width and height of the page
or is that just the table dimensions and the overall page is larger? Did that
make sense? For example if I put everything into a table of 800px wide, will
some people still have to scroll right when they can see the whole table
clearly , but the pages background might be larger?
 
You don't 'pick a minimum width'. You design it into the page. If you are
using tables, you make your tables as wide as the minimum you want to
support. You make sure that none of your content is wider than that minimum
width.

On my page, I have everything contained within a wrapper that is 760px wide.
I make sure that the aggregate widths of horizontally adjacent elements are
not wider than that.
For example if I put everything into a table of 800px wide, will
some people still have to scroll right
Click to expand...

Those with maximized browsers on 800px screens will have to scroll right to
see the whole table.
when they can see the whole table
clearly , but the pages background might be larger?
Click to expand...

I don't know what you are asking here. Background images never add to a
page/element's width.
 
is it wise to use a table for all of my content, or it dosen't matter as long
as everything stays within the width I intend to use.
 
Use whatever you know how to use best. If you feel you can work most
efficiently with a table, then use a table. I see no reason, a priori, why
that would be an unwise decision, however, much depends on your ability to
work with the HTML that makes up that table and its infrastructure.
 
Thank yall for the help on this. I will keep that in mind when designing my
future webpages.
 
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