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**thecatsmeow** · 09-11-2006, 03:00 PM

I'm having the same issue using Dreamweaver 8 and GoLive CS2.

I want to create a table with a height and width of 100%, and then align a gif image in the bottom left so that it will always stay in the bottom left corner of the browser window. In the layout view, I am able to do this, but once it is previewed in the browser it always puts the logo to the top left.

I have the same problem when trying to place a table in the center of a browser... I create a 100% wide and high table, 1 cell, with a cell alignment of middle and center. Then I nest a table within the larger table. It will show in the center when in layout mode, but shoot to the top in a browser.

The fact that this is happening in both Dreamweaver 8 and Go Live tells me I'm missing a step. Can anyone help?

**ChipJohns** · 09-11-2006, 03:56 PM

can we see the code?
Can you give us an address to view the page?

**thecatsmeow** · 09-11-2006, 04:17 PM

Page is yet unpublished but here's the code, it's a table 100% W by 100% H, 1 cell aligned middle and center, with a nested table that has a blue background:

<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<table width="100%" height="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><table width="50%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td height="200" bgcolor="#0000CC"> </td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

I noticed a lot of posters suggesting that tables are a rookie method. Nevertheless, I have been able to do this with an old version of Dreamweaver so I know it's possible and would like to know the table method.

**LadynRed** · 09-11-2006, 06:18 PM

Believe it or not, your problem would be solved much easier with CSS and no tables.

What doctype are you using ? I get mid-screen placement with an HTML 4.01 Transitional, but top center alignment with a doctype of XHTML 1.0 Transitional.

**autoecart** · 09-11-2006, 06:41 PM

Have you tried looking at it in a browser. I use DW8 and find that alot of times DW8 does not render things correctly but when I view it in IE or FF that it looks just fine. I think DW8 has a rendering issue

**thecatsmeow** · 09-12-2006, 01:03 PM

Yes I've looked at it in IE and Mac Safari. I'm not too fluent with CSS but ran through some basics. What I need to do is get a background image to appear behind the content always in the lower left of the browser, like a footer almost. Would I use absolute positing for this?

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