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Old 03-03-2005, 05:54 PM   #1
Default Rookie Questions?


Do you guys have time for them here?

I have created a single web page with Microsoft Publisher.
I have some experience with HTML-Kit and use it to "tweak".
It's a simple page, and get across exactly what I need.

What I would like for it to do that it does not do is center the page on
whatever monitor it
is opened on. Right now the whole page justifies to the left.

Can someone help me with this?

Thanks,
jojo




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Old 03-03-2005, 07:07 PM   #2
JDS
 
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On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:54:27 +0000, jojo wrote:

> Can someone help me with this?


Number one: Stop using MS Publisher to produce HTML.

I'm not the only one who is going to tell you this. If you really are a
rookie, then just accept this as gospel and do it. (Well, don't just
accept it 100% --I (and others) will explain why if you ask.)

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Old 03-03-2005, 07:21 PM   #3
Carolyn Marenger
 
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On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:54:27 +0000, jojo wrote:

> Do you guys have time for them here?
>
> I have created a single web page with Microsoft Publisher.
> I have some experience with HTML-Kit and use it to "tweak".
> It's a simple page, and get across exactly what I need.
>
> What I would like for it to do that it does not do is center the page on
> whatever monitor it
> is opened on. Right now the whole page justifies to the left.
>
> Can someone help me with this?
>
> Thanks,
> jojo


If you point us to the web page, we can tell you the easiest way to center
the content. It could be as simple as a <center> ... </center> around the
content. In the long run, CSS is the way to go.

Carolyn
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Old 03-03-2005, 08:37 PM   #4
mbstevens
 
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JDS wrote:

> On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:54:27 +0000, jojo wrote:
>
>> Can someone help me with this?

>
> Number one: Stop using MS Publisher to produce HTML.
>
> I'm not the only one who is going to tell you this. If you really are a
> rookie, then just accept this as gospel and do it. (Well, don't just
> accept it 100% --I (and others) will explain why if you ask.)
>

Zounds, man, you'll drive them to Frontpage!

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Old 03-03-2005, 10:38 PM   #5
jojo
 
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"JDS" <> wrote in message
news d...
> On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:54:27 +0000, jojo wrote:
>
> > Can someone help me with this?

>
> Number one: Stop using MS Publisher to produce HTML.
>
> I'm not the only one who is going to tell you this. If you really are a
> rookie, then just accept this as gospel and do it. (Well, don't just
> accept it 100% --I (and others) will explain why if you ask.)
>
> --
> JDS | lid
> | http://www.newtnotes.com
> DJMBS | http://newtnotes.com/doctor-jeff-master-brainsurgeon/
>


What would you recommended for simple things like my site?
I actually just got an offer in the mail today for WebPlus 8 from Serif...is
it any good?

Thanks,
jojo


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Old 03-03-2005, 11:02 PM   #6
mbstevens
 
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jojo wrote:

>
> "JDS" <> wrote in message
> news d...
>> On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:54:27 +0000, jojo wrote:
>>
>> > Can someone help me with this?

>>
>> Number one: Stop using MS Publisher to produce HTML.
>>
>> I'm not the only one who is going to tell you this. If you really are a
>> rookie, then just accept this as gospel and do it. (Well, don't just
>> accept it 100% --I (and others) will explain why if you ask.)


> What would you recommended for simple things like my site?
> I actually just got an offer in the mail today for WebPlus 8 from
> Serif...is it any good?



Just use a text editor.
Here are free resources for learning HTML and CSS.
A few nights reading should get you going.
WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editors REALLY
aren't the way to start.
They are safe to use only AFTER you know HTML and CSS.

# HTML CSS web design
http://www.htmlhelp.com/
Web Design Group HTML and web design resources
# CSS web design
http://www.glish.com/css/
Glish.com CSS tutorials table-less layout and more
# CSS web design XHTML
http://www.mbstevens.com/howtothumb/
Hammering the Thumbnails tutorial on thumbnails by mbs
# CSS XHTML web design
http://www.realworldstyle.com/
Real World Style modern layout for cross-browser viewing
# web design xhtml
http://www.nypl.org/styleguide/
Online Style Guide of the New York Public Library shows how to convert HTML
to XHTML easily.
# web design xhtml
http://www.webstandards.org
The Web Standards Project
# web standards
http://w3.org

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Old 03-04-2005, 12:59 AM   #7
data64
 
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"jojo" <cgv_2000*yourhat*@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:mlMVd.50$:

> I actually just got an offer in the mail today for WebPlus 8 from
> Serif...is it any good?
>


Please do not respond or buy stuff from Spam (unsolicited emails). It just
encourages more spam and impacts everyone else not just you.

data64
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Old 03-04-2005, 01:53 AM   #8
dorayme
 
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> From: "jojo" <cgv_2000*yourhat*@yahoo.com>

> "JDS" <> wrote in message
> news d...
>> On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:54:27 +0000, jojo wrote:
>>
>>> Can someone help me with this?

>>
>> Number one: Stop using MS Publisher to produce HTML.
>>
>> I'm not the only one who is going to tell you this. If you really are a
>> rookie, then just accept this as gospel and do it. (Well, don't just
>> accept it 100% --I (and others) will explain why if you ask.)
>>
>> --
>> JDS | lid
>> | http://www.newtnotes.com
>> DJMBS | http://newtnotes.com/doctor-jeff-master-brainsurgeon/
>>

>
> What would you recommended for simple things like my site?
> I actually just got an offer in the mail today for WebPlus 8 from Serif...is
> it any good?
>
> Thanks,
> jojo



Notepad tends to force oneself to be as simple as possible because it is a
drag not to be... But maybe - after a little while - some text editor with
some macros are good (to make key commands for the common tags), that can
display line numbers and be adjusted for different window views. I use
BBEdit on a Mac, an old text editor now. There would be things for PC work,
but if it has too fancy everything or any claim to being a bit wsiwig, then
you lose valuable simplicity and so control...

dorayme

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Old 03-04-2005, 03:58 PM   #9
jojo
 
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"data64" <> wrote in message
news:Xns960ECB6576E1EData64privacynet@127.0.0.1...
> "jojo" <cgv_2000*yourhat*@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:mlMVd.50$:
>
> > I actually just got an offer in the mail today for WebPlus 8 from
> > Serif...is it any good?
> >

>
> Please do not respond or buy stuff from Spam (unsolicited emails). It just
> encourages more spam and impacts everyone else not just you.
>
> data6

it was snail mail....


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Old 03-04-2005, 08:24 PM   #10
Blinky the Shark
 
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data64 wrote:

> "jojo" <cgv_2000*yourhat*@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:mlMVd.50$:


>> I actually just got an offer in the mail today for WebPlus 8 from
>> Serif...is it any good?


> Please do not respond or buy stuff from Spam (unsolicited emails). It just
> encourages more spam and impacts everyone else not just you.


Even though I think he meant postal mail, here's something good on not
supporting spammers. Swipe or link at will.

http://blinkynet.net/comp/boulder.html

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