The look of your web page is called a layout. In some cases if you click on FILE and Edit Page in Netscape you can "see" the layout of someone's page.

• There are many ways to set up the look of your page.
• One way is to have a banner at the top.  The banner can be a one celled TABLE!  The size of the cell will grow depending on the size of the text or graphics you INSERT. The rest of the page can be a variety of text and graphics.  More on tables below.
• Another style is to have a border down one side of the page. Click Here to see an example.  For this layout, I used a border and then INDENTED the text so it wouldn't be on top of the border.  The INDENT is just below the H. LINE choice on the lower Composer bar.
• Another approach is to use a graphic for a background.  CAUTION!!!!  Large graphics take a lot of time to load so make sure they are relevant and not glitzy.  Click HERE to see a page with two tables, text and graphics.
• The next example shows the use of targets and a table to layout the page.  Click HERE to see this example.
• Here is an example which uses FRAMES.  Composer doesn't allow you to make frames.  Click HERE to see an example.
• Another example shows a clean look by using a table to navigate and large letters as the title section of the page. Click HERE to see this example.
• Here is an example which uses a navigational bar at the top of the page.  Click HERE to see this one.
• A spiral notebook graphic has been used in this example.  It is also a clean look.  Click HERE to see this one.
• In this example color usage is explained.  You can learn about colors which work well and more!  Click HERE for more information.
• Lastly, don't forget to check you spelling!

There are several uses of tables in making web pages.  Today, we will edit two web pages that contain tables in an attempt to learn more about them.  Consider the following:

(1)  The first sample web page utilizes a table to organize the several graphics.  The table border is invisible, as we shall see.  Click HERE to view the first example.

(2)  The second sample web page is a portion of the Gamma Schedule (the third week only).  Click HERE to view the table with text.

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by Ellen Dairyko and  Frada Boxer