Hey all

I am trying to design some web pages but I am having some problems setting the table dimensions.

I use Dreamweaver and Photoshop for images.

Basically could someone explain how I use the percentages in the table attributes? If i do <table width=100%> in the beginning.. does that mean that the table will take the whole page's width? If i proceed to put in an image in the 1st data cell, will that image be stretched to fit the whole cell? And if its bigger, will only half of it appear? then, when I change my res, the page seems to be all jumbled up

I m getting confused as I have been adjusting the width percentages of various <td> and <table> lines and nothing happens

Also, if I edit an image and save it in a certain size, and resolution in photoshop.. when I change my desktop resolution, the image will still have the same attributes, but looks much bigger? Am i missing somehting?

thanks in advance as u can see I m pretty confused so any help is welcome!

Andrew

If you use a 2 column table at 100% width both the table and coumns will expand/contract with the nrowser window. If howvever you want the image column to stay the same size you can set a fixed width for it so only the other column will adjust with the browser.

<table class="table1">
<tr>
<td class="columnleft">

Your image here

</td>
<td class="columnright">
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Stylesheet

.table1 {width: 100%;}
.leftcolumn { width: 300px;} /*set this to how much space you want to give the image column
.rightcolumn {width: auto;}

I would highly suggest against doing a layout in tables, thats what i always used to do, and about a month ago, someone taught me some basics of using css placments to do the same thing.
The website comes out alot nicer looking and more stable with resolution increases and decreases.
I suggest going to http://www.w3schools.com and just do a little research on css. I know it's probably 8 hours worth of researching, but i think your sites will come out so much more well fit together.
If you need any help with it, PM me and i will tell you anything i can help you with.

Hope that helps to some degree
-Keith