I want to arrange photos on a web page in a "collage" fashion but the
pictures won't go where I want them to unless I put them first into a "Word"
document, format them and then copy them to the web page and use "absolute".
Trouble is, then all I get are squares with red x's when I check the site.
If I skip the "Word" document portion, I can't access the "absolute" option
when I copy them to the page. This prevents me from arranging them. What am
I doing wrong?

> What am I doing wrong?

You are trying to design a website instead of develop it.

If you want to work with Images, you should consider using an image program,
like Photoshop to create the image.

--
Corey R. Bryant
http://www.coreybryant.org | http://www.loudcommerce.com


"4footer" wrote:

> I want to arrange photos on a web page in a "collage" fashion but the
> pictures won't go where I want them to unless I put them first into a "Word"
> document, format them and then copy them to the web page and use "absolute".
> Trouble is, then all I get are squares with red x's when I check the site.
> If I skip the "Word" document portion, I can't access the "absolute" option
> when I copy them to the page. This prevents me from arranging them. What am
> I doing wrong?

Are you saying that, rather than trying to 'change' the page, I should go to
Photoshop, create what I want there and then substitute that for the old page?

"Corey Bryant" wrote:

> > What am I doing wrong?
>
> You are trying to design a website instead of develop it.
>
> If you want to work with Images, you should consider using an image program,
> like Photoshop to create the image.
>
> --
> Corey R. Bryant
> http://www.coreybryant.org | http://www.loudcommerce.com
>
>
> "4footer" wrote:
>
> > I want to arrange photos on a web page in a "collage" fashion but the
> > pictures won't go where I want them to unless I put them first into a "Word"
> > document, format them and then copy them to the web page and use "absolute".
> > Trouble is, then all I get are squares with red x's when I check the site.
> > If I skip the "Word" document portion, I can't access the "absolute" option
> > when I copy them to the page. This prevents me from arranging them. What am
> > I doing wrong?

Yes. It sounds like you are trying to create an image. Use an image program
to do that
--
Corey R. Bryant
http://www.coreybryant.org | http://www.loudcommerce.com


"4footer" wrote:

> Are you saying that, rather than trying to 'change' the page, I should go to
> Photoshop, create what I want there and then substitute that for the old page?
>
> "Corey Bryant" wrote:
>
> > > What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > You are trying to design a website instead of develop it.
> >
> > If you want to work with Images, you should consider using an image program,
> > like Photoshop to create the image.
> >
> > --
> > Corey R. Bryant
> > http://www.coreybryant.org | http://www.loudcommerce.com
> >
> >
> > "4footer" wrote:
> >
> > > I want to arrange photos on a web page in a "collage" fashion but the
> > > pictures won't go where I want them to unless I put them first into a "Word"
> > > document, format them and then copy them to the web page and use "absolute".
> > > Trouble is, then all I get are squares with red x's when I check the site.
> > > If I skip the "Word" document portion, I can't access the "absolute" option
> > > when I copy them to the page. This prevents me from arranging them. What am
> > > I doing wrong?

If I understand you correctly, you are saying that I should create my new
look in Photoshop and then add it as a new page instead of changing the
existing page. Yes? No?

"Corey Bryant" wrote:

> > What am I doing wrong?
>
> You are trying to design a website instead of develop it.
>
> If you want to work with Images, you should consider using an image program,
> like Photoshop to create the image.
>
> --
> Corey R. Bryant
> http://www.coreybryant.org | http://www.loudcommerce.com
>
>
> "4footer" wrote:
>
> > I want to arrange photos on a web page in a "collage" fashion but the
> > pictures won't go where I want them to unless I put them first into a "Word"
> > document, format them and then copy them to the web page and use "absolute".
> > Trouble is, then all I get are squares with red x's when I check the site.
> > If I skip the "Word" document portion, I can't access the "absolute" option
> > when I copy them to the page. This prevents me from arranging them. What am
> > I doing wrong?

Sorry for what amounted to a double posting there - the time delay had me
thinking I'd messed up! I've obviously got some researching and learning to
do. Thanks for your help.

"4footer" wrote:

> If I understand you correctly, you are saying that I should create my new
> look in Photoshop and then add it as a new page instead of changing the
> existing page. Yes? No?
>
> "Corey Bryant" wrote:
>
> > > What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > You are trying to design a website instead of develop it.
> >
> > If you want to work with Images, you should consider using an image program,
> > like Photoshop to create the image.
> >
> > --
> > Corey R. Bryant
> > http://www.coreybryant.org | http://www.loudcommerce.com
> >
> >
> > "4footer" wrote:
> >
> > > I want to arrange photos on a web page in a "collage" fashion but the
> > > pictures won't go where I want them to unless I put them first into a "Word"
> > > document, format them and then copy them to the web page and use "absolute".
> > > Trouble is, then all I get are squares with red x's when I check the site.
> > > If I skip the "Word" document portion, I can't access the "absolute" option
> > > when I copy them to the page. This prevents me from arranging them. What am
> > > I doing wrong?

>> You are trying to design a website instead of develop it.

?????????

Bob Lehmann

"Corey Bryant" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7AB83C93-0112-441F-B837-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > What am I doing wrong?
>
> You are trying to design a website instead of develop it.
>
> If you want to work with Images, you should consider using an image
program,
> like Photoshop to create the image.
>
> --
> Corey R. Bryant
> http://www.coreybryant.org | http://www.loudcommerce.com
>
>
> "4footer" wrote:
>
> > I want to arrange photos on a web page in a "collage" fashion but the
> > pictures won't go where I want them to unless I put them first into a
"Word"
> > document, format them and then copy them to the web page and use
"absolute".
> > Trouble is, then all I get are squares with red x's when I check the
site.
> > If I skip the "Word" document portion, I can't access the "absolute"
option
> > when I copy them to the page. This prevents me from arranging them.
What am
> > I doing wrong?

Is anyone familiar with Photoshop that can help me go on from here? I have
the software but have never used it. I want to change the appearance of my
Photo Gallery web page from individual pictures that are all lined up to a
collection in a "collage' format. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks,
Barb

"4footer" wrote:

> I want to arrange photos on a web page in a "collage" fashion but the
> pictures won't go where I want them to unless I put them first into a "Word"
> document, format them and then copy them to the web page and use "absolute".
> Trouble is, then all I get are squares with red x's when I check the site.
> If I skip the "Word" document portion, I can't access the "absolute" option
> when I copy them to the page. This prevents me from arranging them. What am
> I doing wrong?

Hello,

I'm not an MVP, but you might try putting your photos into a "layer" in FP.
By doing this you can manipulate each layer (photo) separately and arrange
them in a collage. By varying the "Z-value", using plus and minus numbers,
you can control which layer appears on top of another. A "+1" layer appears
on top of the "0" layer, while a "-1" layer appears beneath the "0" layer.
See what I mean? I just came across this yesterday, so this is new to me,
too, but it worked for me.

For more info, check help for "how to use layers". Oh, yes, Photoshop not
needed.

Good luck.

Dave Grenier
An Aspiring Webmaster

"4footer" wrote:

> Is anyone familiar with Photoshop that can help me go on from here? I have
> the software but have never used it. I want to change the appearance of my
> Photo Gallery web page from individual pictures that are all lined up to a
> collection in a "collage' format. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks,
> Barb
>
> "4footer" wrote:
>
> > I want to arrange photos on a web page in a "collage" fashion but the
> > pictures won't go where I want them to unless I put them first into a "Word"
> > document, format them and then copy them to the web page and use "absolute".
> > Trouble is, then all I get are squares with red x's when I check the site.
> > If I skip the "Word" document portion, I can't access the "absolute" option
> > when I copy them to the page. This prevents me from arranging them. What am
> > I doing wrong?

Dave wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm not an MVP, but you might try putting your photos into a "layer"
> in FP. By doing this you can manipulate each layer (photo) separately
> and arrange them in a collage. By varying the "Z-value", using plus
> and minus numbers, you can control which layer appears on top of
> another. A "+1" layer appears on top of the "0" layer, while a "-1"
> layer appears beneath the "0" layer. See what I mean? I just came
> across this yesterday, so this is new to me, too, but it worked for
> me.
>
> For more info, check help for "how to use layers". Oh, yes, Photoshop
> not needed.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Dave Grenier
> An Aspiring Webmaster
>
> "4footer" wrote:
>
>> Is anyone familiar with Photoshop that can help me go on from here?
>> I have the software but have never used it. I want to change the
>> appearance of my Photo Gallery web page from individual pictures
>> that are all lined up to a collection in a "collage' format. Can
>> anyone help me with this? Thanks, Barb
>>
>> "4footer" wrote:
>>
>>> I want to arrange photos on a web page in a "collage" fashion but
>>> the pictures won't go where I want them to unless I put them first
>>> into a "Word" document, format them and then copy them to the web
>>> page and use "absolute". Trouble is, then all I get are squares
>>> with red x's when I check the site. If I skip the "Word" document
>>> portion, I can't access the "absolute" option when I copy them to
>>> the page. This prevents me from arranging them. What am I doing
>>> wrong?

Interesting idea, Dave. I might try it

But, 4footer, what do you mean by a "collage". You can organise the
thumbnails however you want, but if you don't want them in rows and columns,
it could be a bit tricky.

Photoshop is not needed, and using Word is not a good idea. The red squares
are due to not importing the images into FP.

You can set other options by changing the code itself in Code or HTML view.
In fact I find this easier now that I know more about HTML than I did at
first.
--
Cheers,
Trevor Lawrence
[ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
MVPS Website: http://trevorl.mvps.org/
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