Moving tables to inside other tables?

I have always had a problem moving (cut/paste) an entire Table to a cell
within another Table - it always ends up just outside and above the table
that I'm trying to move it into...(?) (Kinda scary the first time it
happened because this tinnie little 2 cell table blew up to this full page
width huge thing.. lol)

For the last few years this didn't bother me much because I would just
create another Table where I wanted it in the new Table - and, then move the
data and graphics over from each cell.... took awhile with large cell count
tables, but it was my work around... However, this time I am competely
rearranging my whole web site to take advantage of an Include Page of
"custom navigations" and need to move EVERYTHING into new 2 column full page
Tables... arg.... This will take me a week if I can't move complete tables
into the right cell of those 2 column full page Tables...

Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have....

Palmer

easiest way;
find the table you want to move in the code itself. (I sometimes will type
an irregular few characters near it in WYSIWYG view (before using fp 2003
which is much better at this))
highlight the code for that table from <table> to </table>, hit cut. then
find your place where you want to put it inside the other table and paste it
between that table's <td> and </td> tags. (using the same trick of putting a
few irregular characters like x##x in the cell, and if necessary using the
"find" so you can find it quickly in a complicated page).

HTH

HTH

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<wwcp@infinet.com> wrote in message
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> I have always had a problem moving (cut/paste) an entire Table to a cell
> within another Table - it always ends up just outside and above the table
> that I'm trying to move it into...(?) (Kinda scary the first time it
> happened because this tinnie little 2 cell table blew up to this full page
> width huge thing.. lol)
>
> For the last few years this didn't bother me much because I would just
> create another Table where I wanted it in the new Table - and, then move
the
> data and graphics over from each cell.... took awhile with large cell
count
> tables, but it was my work around... However, this time I am competely
> rearranging my whole web site to take advantage of an Include Page of
> "custom navigations" and need to move EVERYTHING into new 2 column full
page
> Tables... arg.... This will take me a week if I can't move complete tables
> into the right cell of those 2 column full page Tables...
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have....
>
> Palmer

welp, what I do when I want to 're-table' a page is to create my new table below all the content on that page, then drag & drop the content from the above old table into the new table, cell by cell....then delete the old table.

you may want to create a blank template page that fits your web style, with a default table set up the way you want it that way be quicker too.

<wwcp@infinet.com> wrote in message news:gI%od.27966$sk2.24930@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
| I have always had a problem moving (cut/paste) an entire Table to a cell
| within another Table - it always ends up just outside and above the table
| that I'm trying to move it into...(?) (Kinda scary the first time it
| happened because this tinnie little 2 cell table blew up to this full page
| width huge thing.. lol)
|
| For the last few years this didn't bother me much because I would just
| create another Table where I wanted it in the new Table - and, then move the
| data and graphics over from each cell.... took awhile with large cell count
| tables, but it was my work around... However, this time I am competely
| rearranging my whole web site to take advantage of an Include Page of
| "custom navigations" and need to move EVERYTHING into new 2 column full page
| Tables... arg.... This will take me a week if I can't move complete tables
| into the right cell of those 2 column full page Tables...
|
| Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have....
|
| Palmer

Boy - talk about not liking this answer... (lol) I've tried both of your
suggestions (work arounds) and not being the sharpest HTMLer on the block
have opted to just create new Tables and populate them cell by cell - adding
& editing each cell as I go ------ a big pain.... But, worth the effort to
get the very nice custom nav Included page that I have created (much more
organized...)

Just wondering WHY FP wouldn't allow "us" to simply move the original tables
around???

Thanks for your help, guys...

Palmer

I cut/paste a table into another table cell (nesting)all the time.
Sometimes the table size gets distorted but it's an easy fix.

<wwcp@infinet.com> wrote in message
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> Boy - talk about not liking this answer... (lol) I've tried both of your
> suggestions (work arounds) and not being the sharpest HTMLer on the block
> have opted to just create new Tables and populate them cell by cell -
> adding
> & editing each cell as I go ------ a big pain.... But, worth the effort to
> get the very nice custom nav Included page that I have created (much more
> organized...)
>
> Just wondering WHY FP wouldn't allow "us" to simply move the original
> tables
> around???
>
> Thanks for your help, guys...
>
> Palmer

Could mine not nest because I'm using FP 2000? (This IS a lot of work
moving them cell by cell. I use tables for EVERYTHING... arg... lol)

Thanks,

Palmer

I dunno, been so long since I used 2000 but should still work.

<wwcp@infinet.com> wrote in message
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> Could mine not nest because I'm using FP 2000? (This IS a lot of work
> moving them cell by cell. I use tables for EVERYTHING... arg... lol)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Palmer

tell ya what,
this would be a good reason to upgrade to fp 2003.
the "split view" and the way hovering over a tag on the toolbar draws a box
around that element's border would truly ease your work and be well worth
the $80-90 the upgrade costs (IMHO).

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<wwcp@infinet.com> wrote in message
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> Could mine not nest because I'm using FP 2000? (This IS a lot of work
> moving them cell by cell. I use tables for EVERYTHING... arg... lol)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Palmer

actually you can create a new empty table down below then select the old table and copy/paste it into the new table below then delete the old table...but sometimes it gets a little messy, and knowing what you're trying to do with includes I figured the longer way may be the best.




<wwcp@infinet.com> wrote in message news:Ti4pd.857$M16.297@fe1.columbus.rr.com...
| Boy - talk about not liking this answer... (lol) I've tried both of your
| suggestions (work arounds) and not being the sharpest HTMLer on the block
| have opted to just create new Tables and populate them cell by cell - adding
| & editing each cell as I go ------ a big pain.... But, worth the effort to
| get the very nice custom nav Included page that I have created (much more
| organized...)
|
| Just wondering WHY FP wouldn't allow "us" to simply move the original tables
| around???
|
| Thanks for your help, guys...
|
| Palmer

FP2000 works just fine, as that is what I current use for all development work.

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<wwcp@infinet.com> wrote in message news:Tg5pd.28085$sk2.10236@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> Could mine not nest because I'm using FP 2000? (This IS a lot of work
> moving them cell by cell. I use tables for EVERYTHING... arg... lol)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Palmer