Dreamweaver Question

[defjoe]

I have a question for ya all. this is really pissing me off. this is my first time with DW and when I insert an image it stays at the top left corner and i can't place it anywhere else on the page. Why is this? Why can't I move it? It's very annoying. I like all the functionality and want to redo my website in DW (I used GoLive before). am I missing something here? any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Post Edited (defjoe) : 3/18/2004 10:40:41 PM GMT

[indigo]

ah, reverse gravity.

by default, anything put on a web page goes to the top left--very complicated answer.

you should learn HTML 4.01--it's pretty easy.
after that, you should learn CSS, a little trickier but easy after a few weeks.

one way to position elements on a page is to use tables--i don't recommend this in most cases.
another way is to use CSS--the box model method.

with a background in HTML and CSS, you could use dreamweaver more effectively. as of three months ago i stopped using the design view altogether and just code by hand in the code view.

i know of a few good CSS tutorials, i learned HTML out of a book--peachpit press.

CSS tut--http://www.createwebmagic.com/css101/?PHPSESSID=3dcafa1ab47768b14ad1a1d56b7aa42b
probably a good idea to have a background in HTML before you do it.

good luck, and may the force be with you.

[defjoe]

thanks indigo..is there no real easy way? in GoLive you can just drop and drag where ever you want. I keep hearing that DW is a better program and it seems better (easy to understand and everything is right there for you) but if this is the case I'll go back to Go Live for right now.

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[Big Perm-dizzle]

are you putting the image in a table? on the properties palette there are verticle and horizonal settings.... set your image up and then click on your <TD> and set that to <TD> is part of the little bread crump on the bottom of the stage window

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[defjoe]

solved it.. have to use layers

'I will become the most powerful Jedi ever!'

Defjoe you can use layer but the best thing to do is learn CSS cause that what layers are only that you learn how to really use them if you code them by hand and it's not as complicated as HTML.

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[Ryan8720]

Yeah, quit being lazy and learn it. It's not hard.

http://edgewebdesign.org/ryan2.gif (http://www.edgewebdesign.org)

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[defjoe]

No time to learn it. As soon as you do something else new comes up.

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[Ryan8720]

HTML won't be changing much. It is best to have an understanding of the basics.

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[defjoe]

really no need to learn it right now. too busy with my print stuff.

'I will become the most powerful Jedi ever!'

I defiently understand defjoe. I'm on the same boat to busy with my print work to learn. But I will somehow, I promise.

Alot of times print work takes alot longer than what people think. Like right now I'm redoing a Business card for an exsiting client, I'm just making a map and it took about an hour to get the borders done in illustrator and then he wanted the districts outline for the country. Man I was on this thing for a while just creating this thing. Print work defiently has it's cons but if you do ever get the time not all of us do, then it's best to skim throught the code. I know not all designer have the time to do it but it just makes you that much more marketable in the end.

But don't worry you have the GDF to help you out!!! =)

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'Anger...fear...aggression. The dark side of the Force are they.'

[vzero]

oo please please dont use layers, they will agrivate you more then anything on the planet. they will move on you and will not be consistent through browsers. A couple things you can do is place it into a table and move the cell and alignment around. Or put all your site into layers and then convert it to a table to keep it the way you have layed it out.

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[Ryan8720]

CSS layers are far more powerful than tables. You can overlap them and control their properties. Tables just contribute to huge code and non-semantic design.

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