New to Frontpage 2003

[Guest]

Hello out there!
I am new to FP 2003 and I have a question about the page size. When I create
a web page, it looks fine on my computer screen but I am told that it looks
much too big on other peoples computers. Does this have something to do with
screen resolution? How do you get the page to expand and contract with
different screen resolutions?

Thanks

 

[Andrew Murray]

Design your layout using tables - set the table width size using percentage
values rather than fixed pixel widths. Using percentages allows the table
to expand/contract according to the different resolutions.

In other words 80% is still 80% of the screen whether at 800x600 or
1024x768.

If you use pixel-width, then 700 at 800x600 *looks* bigger/wider (etc) than
700 pixels at 1024x768

Using layers & absolute positioning is not recommended - especially for
beginners (assumption made, on the basis that you say you're new to FP2003,
but not to web design in general(??))

 

[MD Websunlimited]

Hi,

Use tables or CSS Div layout set at a percentage 100%

 

[Guest]

Hello again:
Please clarify one more question for me. I now understand about using the
table percentages, however, does it make a difference what screen resolution
I am in when I design a webpage? For example, if I start designing the web
page with my screen set to 1280x768 instead of 800x600 will it impact on how
others on the web perceive my web page even if I use table percentages? I am
having trouble grasping this concept. Some of the pages I designed are being
viewed by others who state my pages run too wide. Is there a way to make one
table setting and not have to set each cell in a table ?

JEM

 

[Ronx]

Use a fixed width table. Set the table to a width of 760px, and
centre the table. This will fill a browser window set to 800px wide
(800x600 screen resolution) and will retain exactly the same layout,
but centred, in a wider browser window.
If you want a fluid layout, designing your page in a large window will
probably result in the layout being too wide for narrower browsers -
design for small, and check how the window expands for the large. As
the window expands, the page will rearrange itself - this is part of
the fun and skill required for fluid designs.