First Template

[Acer2000]

Hi,

I am trying to create a template website which is somewhat similar to this one, in MS Frontpage 2003 and while it states that it is 800X600, I am unable to make it appear in the middle when I go with this size!

Take a look:

http://www.templatesintime.com/templ...?ItemNo=TNT236

As you can see, the above template is 800X600

I would highly appreciate your advice. This is my first attempt to create my first custom website. Thank you

[gistek]

it looks good to me and appears in the center of my browser window, no problem.

but why are you using FrontPage? NVU has just as many features, is free, and doesn't add all the MS "tweaks" that often cause a page to display oddly on non MS browsers.

[Redcore]

If you have to ask for advice and considering it's your first template, then chances are good that you should be using a tutorial to build it...THEN come ask for advice.

There are tons of tutorials out there...just Google it ;)

[Acer2000]

Hi,

Thank you for your feedback, I use fronptage because it can create css files while NVU cannot! The website link displays well in my browser as well, but I am saying I am trying mine to look similar: Appear in the middle like the one you see!

[KoosHopeloos]

@ Acer2000: Since you use CSS: I have a div"-layer" that wrappes up the whole website. To get it centered I have used the following:

#container {
margin: 0px auto;
}

[Acer2000]

Thank you for the code, but I have no idea how to work with codes.

I have no idea why my template displays a little differently in FireFox!

Here is how I started the whole work:

I opened the program, clicked on new page and started creating layers.
Then I colored the layers and typed texts inside, and it works, but shows a little differently in FireFox, I Never liked firefox, in fact I hate the program, since it is slow and many website show differently in Firefox, even those created by professional web designers. But I am aware that my template must show well on all browsers

How do I create lyers in NVU? I have been working for an hour trying to locate it!


Am i doing it correctly when I insert layers?


Please help me

[Acer2000]

Dear All,

I have think i have successfully created my first template, it looks very nice, however I have no idea how to make the time of the year to change on all pages when i change it on the first page!

[Acer2000]

Once I design and save the page as an html page, I would have to create the css file right? Please help me. Thank you

[Redcore]

Originally Posted by Acer2000

Thank you for the code, but I have no idea how to work with codes.

I have no idea why my template displays a little differently in FireFox!

Well, maybe those work hand-in-hand, ya know?

Originally Posted by Acer2000

Then I colored the layers and typed texts inside, and it works, but shows a little differently in FireFox, I Never liked firefox, in fact I hate the program, since it is slow and many website show differently in Firefox, even those created by professional web designers.

Actually, Firefox is technically faster than IE and Opera. Also, many programs used to be tailored to how IE interprets code...which is not ALWAYS to the W3 standards. Firefox developers actually follow the standards closer and thus sometimes pages show up differently. In most every case, it's just because you are not coding it to the standards. In your case, you wouldn't know any better because you don't know how to write code - so keep an open mind when you're looking at any source code. Try to soak it in - there is no use developing a web site and not at least trying to get the gist of what the code means. HTML is really simple, CSS is also pretty simple. Once you get a structured idea of how things are operating, it'll make it much easier to develop quality sites that work well on every browser.

Anyways...I didn't like Firefox 1 (I would have agreed that it was slow) but I love Firefox 2 - and it's no fluke that Microsoft is trying to copy Firefox with IE7.

Originally Posted by Acer2000

Once I design and save the page as an html page, I would have to create the css file right? Please help me. Thank you

You can either link to the CSS file in the HTML or put the CSS code straight into the HTML file. It really depends how you set up your template. Linking to the CSS file is probably the superior practice, though.

There are TOOOONS of web sites out there that show examples of CSS, so I won't post that. But I'll show you how to link to an external CSS file:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="path/to/your/css/stylesheet.css" type="text/css" />

This goes in the HEAD of your HTML document - preferably under your title.

[Acer2000]

Dear Redcore,

The information is very helpful, you know, I once bought a template and the nice thing about it, is that if you change the date on the first page, all pages are affected, now having successfully created by web template, I have no idea why is it that the date on the other page is not changing when i change the date on the first page! As a non-professional I have learned a lot by myself, but now I have reached my limit I believe and need some tips from you guys

[Redcore]

There are no limits to learning - just how much you can learn in a particular time period :P I learn new things all the time...I certainly didn't start off with complex processes in the beginning (I literally ignored anything complicated until I built my knowledge up to it). I've completely rebuilt some sites half a dozen times because I learned better/more efficient ways of setting it up.

As far as the date changing thing - this is one of the best features of PHP. The function is called "include" - so if you have the same footer (bottom of the page) on each site that says "Copyright 2007 Acer2000" ... just put that footer into it's own page and in the spot at the bottom of each page put this:

PHP Code:

<? include "footer.php"; ?>

Then you only have to edit ONE file. What I started doing instead of typing out the date and changing it every year is having PHP generate the date...like this:

PHP Code:

<? echo "Copyright " . date("Y") . " Acer2000"; ?>

Now you never have to change that date again.

[Acer2000]

Dear Redcore,

This is most helpful. But now, I am at the bottom of the page where it says Acer200 2007 and I placed my cursor after the last letter, then switched into code view and copied and pasted the code you provided and gave it a test, but it did not reflect the change on the other page, does php work in Frontpage 2003, the template was created with this software

I am attaching a picture

[Acer2000]

I am also having a problem with the area where I want to type my text, I created a layer and then when I go further with typing, it starts to move beyone the margin, i.e the botton of the website into the white area where no text is supposed to be.

[Acer2000]

here is a better view of the problem