Tables side by side?

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Steve Grosz

I'm using FP2003. I'm curious if I can define 2 tables to be right next to
each other. I'd like one to take up about 5% of the screen space, the
other, the remaining 95%. 1 the 5% table to be basically a column, the 2nd
table, to have both rows and colums. But they need to match up on the
number of rows.

When I try to put them side by side, FP insists on putting the 2nd table I
create on the next line down during the creatiion process.

Can someone suggest how to do this?
Thanks
Steve
 
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Steve Easton

Create a table with 2 columns and 1 row and set it at 100% width. Which
creates a table with two side by side cells each set at 50%. You can then
edit the cell properties and assign the widths as 5% and 95%.

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Steve Grosz

Except I want 1 table to have invisible borders, and the wider table to have
narrow borders that show up.

Steve
 
K

Kevin Spencer

NO table has to have any borders at all. Set the border size to 0.

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Steve Grosz

I guess I'm not explaining what I'm trying to do well enough.

I'd like 1 table, no border to the far left hand side of the screen taking
up about 10 %, then, immediately to the right of it, another table with a
thin border, taking up the remaining 95% or so of the screen.

I know that a table doesn't have to have a border or not, but I don't think
there's a way to specify whether a column in that table has a border or not
(that would be ideal)

Thanks,
Steve
 
K

Kevin Spencer

If the table has no borders, the columns have no borders.

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
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of lots of little things.
 
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Steve Easton

You can set the border for the cell that you want using Cell Properties >
Style > Format > Border and then set the border color.
You will need to set the border of the left cell to "0" and then set the
border color of the right cell.
It will look like this:

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:
collapse" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="50%" style="border: 1px solid #FF00FF">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</table>


You can also do it by assigning a css .class to the <td and then define
the colors in the .class

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MS MVP FrontPage
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Jon

Hi Steve,
make 1 main table width 100% 2 columns 1 row and then put your tables inside
the main table, so you'll end up with
<style type="text/css">
#right{
border:1px solid #000;
}
</style>
<table width=100% cellspacing=0 cellpading=0 border=0>
<tr>
<td width=10%>
<table width=100% cellspacing=0 cellpading=0 border=0>left table stuff
here</table>
</td>
<td width=90%>
<table id="right" width=100% cellspacing=0 cellpading=0 border=0>right
table stuff here</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Jon
Microsoft MVP - FP
 
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Steve Easton

Actually I meant set the table border to "0" and then set the cell borders.
If a table border is set it will override the cell borders.

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Tom Pepper Willett

Use the suggestion Steve made for your master table, then insert additional
table(s) in the appropriate columns and adjust the borders the way you want.
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| I guess I'm not explaining what I'm trying to do well enough.
|
| I'd like 1 table, no border to the far left hand side of the screen taking
| up about 10 %, then, immediately to the right of it, another table with a
| thin border, taking up the remaining 95% or so of the screen.
|
| I know that a table doesn't have to have a border or not, but I don't
think
| there's a way to specify whether a column in that table has a border or
not
| (that would be ideal)
|
| Thanks,
| Steve
| | > NO table has to have any borders at all. Set the border size to 0.
| >
| > --
| > HTH,
| > Kevin Spencer
| > .Net Developer
| > Microsoft MVP
| > Big things are made up
| > of lots of little things.
| >
| > | > > Except I want 1 table to have invisible borders, and the wider table
to
| > have
| > > narrow borders that show up.
| > >
| > > Steve
| > >
| > > | > > > Create a table with 2 columns and 1 row and set it at 100% width.
| Which
| > > > creates a table with two side by side cells each set at 50%. You
can
| > then
| > > > edit the cell properties and assign the widths as 5% and 95%.
| > > >
| > > > --
| > > > Steve Easton
| > > > MS MVP FrontPage
| > > > 95isalive
| > > > This site is best viewed..................
| > > > ..............................with a computer
message
| > > > | > > > > I'm using FP2003. I'm curious if I can define 2 tables to be
right
| > next
| > > > to
| > > > > each other. I'd like one to take up about 5% of the screen space,
| the
| > > > > other, the remaining 95%. 1 the 5% table to be basically a
column,
| > the
| > > > 2nd
| > > > > table, to have both rows and colums. But they need to match up on
| the
| > > > > number of rows.
| > > > >
| > > > > When I try to put them side by side, FP insists on putting the 2nd
| > table
| > > I
| > > > > create on the next line down during the creatiion process.
| > > > >
| > > > > Can someone suggest how to do this?
| > > > > Thanks
| > > > > Steve
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
 
D

Daisy

Just use layers and then drag them around to place them exactly where you
want. Such an improvement in this version

Daisy
 
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