How do I control page width in Microsoft FrontPage?

[Guest]

How do I control page width in Microsoft FrontPage?

 

[Rick Budde]

If you want you page to be of a fixed width: create a
table and set its width to say 750 pixels. Place your
content within the table.

Remember that width is ultimatley determined by the
content. Using my example above, even if your table is
set to 750, if you place a graphic in that table that is
1250 pixels wide, then your "page Width" will expand.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Rick.

Here's my problem ...

I'm trying to create a printer-friendly web page, and I read that I should
specify page width in percentage terms as 100% or less.

But I can't figure out how to do that.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

You would use %-based tables for your page layout instead of the fixed width
tables that Rick talked about.
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Tom "Pepper" Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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About FrontPage 2003:
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FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
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Understanding FrontPage:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions Support Center:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;fp10se
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| Thanks Rick.
|
| Here's my problem ...
|
| I'm trying to create a printer-friendly web page, and I read that I should
| specify page width in percentage terms as 100% or less.
|
| But I can't figure out how to do that.
|
| Any suggestions?
|
| Thanks!
|
| "Rick Budde" wrote:
|
| > If you want you page to be of a fixed width: create a
| > table and set its width to say 750 pixels. Place your
| > content within the table.
| >
| > Remember that width is ultimatley determined by the
| > content. Using my example above, even if your table is
| > set to 750, if you place a graphic in that table that is
| > 1250 pixels wide, then your "page Width" will expand.
| >
| > >-----Original Message-----
| > >How do I control page width in Microsoft FrontPage?
| > >.
| > >
| >

 

[Guest]

Thanks Tom. Yep, I tried adjusting table %, but when I print the page (from
my browser), it crops the right-hand margin at exactly the same point -- no
matter what % width I use.

It doesn't make sense ... but I'm a sales copywriter -- not a web guy.

Help!

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

You really need to use fixed width (pixel) tables.

750 (as Rick suggested) is too wide.

I would go with at least 700.
--
===
Tom "Pepper" Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---
About FrontPage 2003:
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
Understanding FrontPage:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
===
| Thanks Tom. Yep, I tried adjusting table %, but when I print the page
(from
| my browser), it crops the right-hand margin at exactly the same point --
no
| matter what % width I use.
|
| It doesn't make sense ... but I'm a sales copywriter -- not a web guy.
|
| Help!
|
| "Tom Pepper Willett" wrote:
|
| > You would use %-based tables for your page layout instead of the fixed
width
| > tables that Rick talked about.
| > --
| > ===
| > Tom "Pepper" Willett
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > ---
| > About FrontPage 2003:
| > http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
| > FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
| > http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
| > Understanding FrontPage:
| > http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
| > FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions Support Center:
| > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;fp10se
| > ===
| > | > | Thanks Rick.
| > |
| > | Here's my problem ...
| > |
| > | I'm trying to create a printer-friendly web page, and I read that I
should
| > | specify page width in percentage terms as 100% or less.
| > |
| > | But I can't figure out how to do that.
| > |
| > | Any suggestions?
| > |
| > | Thanks!
| > |
| > | "Rick Budde" wrote:
| > |
| > | > If you want you page to be of a fixed width: create a
| > | > table and set its width to say 750 pixels. Place your
| > | > content within the table.
| > | >
| > | > Remember that width is ultimatley determined by the
| > | > content. Using my example above, even if your table is
| > | > set to 750, if you place a graphic in that table that is
| > | > 1250 pixels wide, then your "page Width" will expand.
| > | >
| > | > >-----Original Message-----
| > | > >How do I control page width in Microsoft FrontPage?
| > | > >.
| > | > >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >

 

[Ronx]

To print in portrait mode the page has to squish down to a width of about
620px. The exact width depends on the paper size, and browser margin
settings. You can check the width by previewing in browser (640x480) and
then make the browser window a little narrower. If you get a horizontal
scroll bar, the page will not print completely; the content is too wide
(probably an image, or run of images in a table row) and needs to be
adjusted.