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How do I make a menu for Home page, link page etc. on the left side. I tried making a table on the left side but I couldn't write anything next to the table just above and under it.
Help!!

COBOLdinosaur

You will need to nest the table like this:

<table>
<tr>
<td>
<table>
<tr>
<td>
all your menustuff
</td>
</tr>
<table>
</td>
<td>
the rest of the content goes here
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Cd&

bruno

or you can use CSS to position DIV's...one with your menu, and one with your content...

i'm particularily fond of this one.

http://bluerobot.com/web/layouts/layout1.html

BRUNO

lexxwern

just tweaking cd's code to show what all can be done . . .

<table>
<tr>
<td width="" style="background-color: ;width: ;color: ;" valign="top">
<table>
<tr>
<td>
all your menustuff
</td>
</tr>
<table>
</td>
<td width="" style="background-color: ;width: ;color: ;" valign="top">
the rest of the content goes here
</td>
</tr>
</table>

what you can also be done through rowspans, but i think mostly nesting tables(as cd said) is a better idea.

i think you should go through tutorials about stylesheets, theyll help you quite a lot.

bruno

>>i think you should go through tutorials about stylesheets, theyll help you quite a lot.

yes, maybe they'll show you that table based layout is on the way out, and CSS layout is where it's at now... :-)

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jenesfan

ASKER

Why didn't I think of that, that was easy....
Thanks KenAndy!

Thanks,
Jen

KenAdney

Thanks for the points, Jen.

bruno

>>Why didn't I think of that, that was easy....

because frames are HORRIBLE.

lexxwern

ill wait for this Q to be reposted by you, after you realise what a big mistake it was to use frames, good day all!

jenesfan

ASKER

Frames where easier too use though...
I have a little question, what are the points for anyway?
I just wanted a little advice...so I signed up, even when I don't know what this is! Can someone tell me what it is?

Sorry,
Jen

bruno

>>Frames where easier too use though...

yeah but they are SO 1998.

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If you have any other questions Jen, please don't hesitate to ask us!!

BRUNO