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Newtz
08-04-2005, 08:22 PM
I'm trying my hand at stumbling through "tables". Here's what I have so far.

<html>

<head>
<title>Sample</title>
</head>
<body>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; float: left" bordercolor="#111111" width="18%" id="AutoNumber2" height="460" background="pics/32bg2s.jpg">
<tr>
<td width="18%" height="460" bgcolor="#0066FF" bordercolor="#FFFF00" style="border: 5px solid #FFFF00" >
&nbsp;
<form method="link" action="contacts.htm">
<input type="submit" value=" Contacts ">
</form>
<form method="link" action="news.htm">
<input type="submit" value=" News ">
</form>
<form method="link" action="job opportunities.htm">
<input type="submit" value="Job Opportunities">
</form>
</td>
</body>

</html>

Everything is working fine except that I can't find out how to have the buttons appear at the top of the blue table. Can anyone give me some advise please?
MstrBob
08-04-2005, 10:09 PM
Though it might not be the advice you are looking for, tables shouldn't be used as a means for laying out pages.


Tables should not be used purely as a means to layout document content as this may present problems when rendering to non-visual media. Additionally, when used with graphics, these tables may force users to scroll horizontally to view a table designed on a system with a larger display. To minimize these problems, authors should use style sheets to control layout rather than tables.


That said, I'm not quite sure what you are visually trying to accomplish.
Newtz
08-04-2005, 10:35 PM
Thank you MstrBob, I'm now seeing the error in my method. Your advice was much needed. I've been banging this against the inside of my head for a while now, and was beginning to think I was on the wrong track.

I will take your advice and rethink this.