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Using a simple table will keep your text from running all the way across someone's 1024 x 768 screen. This text is in a 400 width table. I could also set it to any width that I desired. There normally wouldn't be a border showing around the text. I left it here so you could see what I have done. |
| This text is in a 450 width table. I try to design my pages to work on a 640 x 480 resolution to keep people from having to scroll side ways to view my site. I like the look of side borders and usually make them 125 - 150 wide. Still working with a 640 subtracting 150 gives you 490 for text. Don't forget the scroll bar on your browsers right side. Subtract about 10 from your text border for this. |
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| You could also center your text table. Then someone using a larger resolution won't have all that empty space on the right side. |
| If your border graphic is 150 wide make the spacer gif 160 to keep your table from butting right up to your border. |
| Since my screen is so big I have a single picture on my desktop that is 640 x 480. I use this to adjust my browser window to the correct size. |
| This table is centered and 450 wide. Feel free to look at my source code to see the tables. I have tried to set it up with plenty of information. |
| This example is for a 800 x 600 screen. 800-150 = 650. Subtract another 10-20 for scroll bar. Text table width is 630. If you have your resolution set to 640 x 480 you should have to scroll to read this. |
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