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Question extremely new to web design ( SitePoint Forums Just Starting Your Design )
Updated: 2008-08-12 05:54:55 (8)
extremely new to web design

Hey

So I design a page layout in photoshop/imageready, do a bit of slicing, save for web. Open it in Dreamweaver. Now, I have created a section on the page where text will go. I don't want to leave it as an image, but as text. I have no idea, can I select the slice I made delete it, create a table of the same size enter the text. As this text may need to be edited at a later date. How do I Or can I make that text box keep its original size without it pushing everything else everywhere. in creating this table how do I make the text start from the top of the table, not from the middle. And can I create a scroll bar on this. As I am still learning how all these things work, I hope I don't sound like a knob.

Answers: extremely new to web design ( SitePoint Forums Just Starting Your Design )
extremely new to web design

Well everyone has to start somewhere.

gazal

extremely new to web design

I would not use the html generated by your graphics program. Seriously.
You have found already that the images will get pushed out of wack if you add or delete something from the layout. Very fragile.

I would design your layout in DW using tables. Work it out on paper first, how many rows and cells you need. Then import the sliced graphics into the DW layout. (BTW - do it in Design (standard view) not layout mode!).

You will get better results this way.

Nadia

Nadia P

extremely new to web design

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Originally Posted by Nadia P
I would not use the html generated by your graphics program. Nadia
And yes, write your code and then add images. Any good text editor (like NoteTab) would do just fine.

BTW, welcome to SitePoint. You'll learn a lot here.

earther

extremely new to web design

Learn CSS and HTML!

Egor

extremely new to web design

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I would design your layout in DW using tables
Nah if you're starting out I'd learn css instead and build your site with this you won't regret it.

Melter

extremely new to web design

Agreed. CSS and X/HTML is definitely the way to go. I learn new CSS tricks daily and it never ceases to amaze me how powerful if can be if implemented correctly.

jimday1982

extremely new to web design

Quote:
Originally Posted by tkp
Hey

So I design a page layout in photoshop/imageready, do a bit of slicing, save for web. Open it in Dreamweaver. Now, I have created a section on the page where text will go. I don't want to leave it as an image, but as text. I have no idea, can I select the slice I made delete it, create a table of the same size enter the text. As this text may need to be edited at a later date. How do I Or can I make that text box keep its original size without it pushing everything else everywhere. in creating this table how do I make the text start from the top of the table, not from the middle. And can I create a scroll bar on this. As I am still learning how all these things work, I hope I don't sound like a knob.
First of all you don't sound like a knob. You are learning that is what this forum is for.
Second, let's break this into pieces.

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How do I Or can I make that text box keep its original size without it pushing everything else everywhere.
In Photoshop.
Once you have slice the image click on the cell where you would want the text. Click the slice type box. Change it from image to No Image. Type what you want in the Text Displayed in Cell box. When you do your Save for web the text will display in the cell. You are able to edit it in Dreamweaver.

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in creating this table how do I make the text start from the top of the table, not from the middle.
In Dreamweaver.
Click in the cell that you want to change. In the Properties change the vert to Top instead of default. This should move your text from the middle of the cell to the top.

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And can I create a scroll bar on this
I am not sure about the scroll bars. Try using Dreamweaver help. If you index under s there is "scrolling lists" This may be what you want.

I hope that this helps.

s_spice113

extremely new to web design

THANKS very much for all your advice. It has been very helpfull.

Now I have a few more questions. If I want to create a site where If you click on a button in the nav bar at the top just the bottom half of the page loads not the entire page if you know what I mean. Without it loading the entire page navigation etc again. But the other thing is that if I create a roll over on each of the buttons, and I want to highlight say the 'About Us' page button in another colour when viewing that page I would have to have the entire page to load again, as it would be a new button to create. Is this so. Also creating drop down menus, will these be blocked if created in Fireworks using the pop up menu editor? If a pop up blocker is operating.

thanks in advance

tkp

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