How do I get my webpage to display right in all screen resolution.

[Guest]

I am having trouble with a webpage I designed for the school I work for. I
can not get it to display correctly on different resolution sizes. I was
told that there was nothing I could do about this...but I hope they are
wrong. Any ideas?

 

[Viken Karaguesian]

Can we see an example URL?

The quick answer is yes, you can make it fit many resolutions,
depending on your content. Also, depending on your code, you may have
to re-write much of the site.

Viken K.
http://home.comcast.net/~vikenk

 

[Mark Fitzpatrick]

You can place all your content into a fixed-width table (say, 770 pixels
wide to ensure it fits for 800x600 resolution desktops). That way the page
has a constant boundary and won't stretch when the browser is widened or the
resolution is increased.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

 

[Guest]

The site is www.hsisd.net. I think that the problem might be on my homepage
with the news box that runs on the upper right of the page. I haven't seen
it because I was told about it yesterday, with the other 1,000 things my job
covers...I haven't go to it. Feel free to view the code and tell me what you
think. Thanks!

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Hi Douglas,

youre using tables for layout, and your tables are set to a width of 760
pixels. You could set the width of the tables to 100% instead, which would
make the page stretch to fit the browser. However, be aware that this may
cause the content in the tables to shift when the cells resize, so test it
out and see if you're happy with it. There's really no reason why a static
layout, such as you already have, should be a problem. Liquid layout is
generally much more difficult to manage. But play with it, and see how it
goes.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
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