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Layout
Layout is a means of arranging content on a web page. If you just
start placing text and images on a page with no thought given to layout,
you will soon find out that it does not look good. Front Page,
through the use of Tables, provides an excellent means to accomplish the
layout and design process.
Most
web pages have certain common elements such as a logo, navigation bar,
links, images, content area etc; It is a good idea to draw out on
paper the layout that you want to achieve before you begin to create the
tables that will contain this information.
Some
other things to consider before you get going is how you want your pages
to display in the browser. You will never be
able to create a web page that will appear the same to all viewers. The
reason for this is that each viewer has options to make various settings
on their own computer that cause your pages to display differently. They
will also be viewing your pages with different sized monitors using
various browsers. There are two basic options to choose from
before you start building your web. One is a "fixed" width table
and the other is a "fluid" width table. No matter which of these
options you chose, it is best to place all of the content in a
"container" table which is a single table with cells and other tables
inside it.
A
fixed width table is one that has the width of the container table set
in pixels. A very common size for this type of table is 760 pixels
because this allows for room for the vertical scroll bar on the right
and will display in and 800x600 resolution browser without having to use
the horizontal scroll bar.
A
"fluid" table is one that flows to full screen in browsers 800x600 and
up. This is achieved by setting the table to a width of 100%.
While this sounds good at the onset, keep in mind that your text and
images will change position as the content becomes squeezed down in
lower resolution browsers.
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