** Serious Help Needed With Design**

keith88 · 03-18-2009, 07:19 PM

hello everyone,
Ok hopefully someone SPECIAL can help me with my problem. I have been having the worst luck just making simple changes do a TEMPLATE. So here goes my problem. I'm building a website of course & I wanted to know how do most people place images on their landing pages from the merchant's site. Problem is my website background is green and when i try to paste another image from the merchant site their is some white space around the image so it looks tacky. I tried to use dreamweaver to edit the template but I couldn't even use space between text. also when i posted an image I couldnt type text RIGHT next to the image, i had to type either below or under the image. I'm using microsoft expression now so will I have the same problem? I want to put space between text and type next to images. How does everyone put items on their landing page, do they crop the images? I have a few questions guy, hope you can answer.
Thanks Everyone

Paule123 · 03-18-2009, 08:11 PM

Oh Dear! To answer your problem is going to be very long winded.

First off, You need to know a little bit about html, tables, layers or even css and if you do not know this then it is not very easy to do what you want to do.

Second the template you have tried to edit is it purely a html template or is it part html and part css.

The reason for this is that when you design a website you have to do things in certain ways that html or css will understand.

To make things simple why don't you change the background color to white then the edges will not be seen.

To place images and text in certain positions you have to use tables or layers! there is no way around this no matter what program you use.

The best thing I can suggest if you are knew to website designing is go to google and just type in "website design video tutorials for beginners".

or try the link at the bottom.

You will then have a selection of tutorial videos to choose from.

Just test each one to see what the tutorials are like and if they are teaching what you want then stay if not go to the next tutorial.

They will usually have a list of tutorials so select the one you need from their menus.

I think that will be quicker.

Try this W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

Hope that helps.

Paul.

Paule123 · 03-18-2009, 08:18 PM

Alternatively pm me your link and I will have a look for you! If you tell me exactly what you want I shall try to help.

Paul

Richard Whyte · 03-18-2009, 10:30 PM

I would stay away for using tables in your design as these are not really liked by designers anymore and as the web standards continue to move forward, you are going to want to use the CSS box model for designing.

CSS is great!

Basically you design everything in a box. The screen is the big box, then a centered page is a smaller one and then each element on the page is a smaller box. The all fit inside of each other.

With CSS, you can even have one box overlap another for some cool effects.

I design all the time and HTML and CSS together make a very powerful combination..... I would getting yourself a designer to help you OR start to learn these technologies. As mentioned above, w3schools.com has a number of free tutorials and will help you to learn these languages....

Have a Great Day!

keith88 · 03-18-2009, 10:39 PM

hey Paul,
PM me your email, I just joined the forum so I cant pm anyone lol

Paule123 · 03-19-2009, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keith88

hey Paul,
PM me your email, I just joined the forum so I cant pm anyone lol

Hi Keith have pmd you.

Paul.

Larry at Online Trusted · 03-22-2009, 01:17 PM

you need to learn html basics, but stay away from HTML for Dummies, the worst tutorial that I have evr seen.

03-18-2009, 07:19 PM	#1
keith88 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 80 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Serious Help Needed With Design hello everyone, Ok hopefully someone SPECIAL can help me with my problem. I have been having the worst luck just making simple changes do a TEMPLATE. So here goes my problem. I'm building a website of course & I wanted to know how do most people place images on their landing pages from the merchant's site. Problem is my website background is green and when i try to paste another image from the merchant site their is some white space around the image so it looks tacky. I tried to use dreamweaver to edit the template but I couldn't even use space between text. also when i posted an image I couldnt type text RIGHT next to the image, i had to type either below or under the image. I'm using microsoft expression now so will I have the same problem? I want to put space between text and type next to images. How does everyone put items on their landing page, do they crop the images? I have a few questions guy, hope you can answer. Thanks Everyone

03-18-2009, 08:11 PM	#2
Paule123 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 66 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Serious Help Needed With Design Oh Dear! To answer your problem is going to be very long winded. First off, You need to know a little bit about html, tables, layers or even css and if you do not know this then it is not very easy to do what you want to do. Second the template you have tried to edit is it purely a html template or is it part html and part css. The reason for this is that when you design a website you have to do things in certain ways that html or css will understand. To make things simple why don't you change the background color to white then the edges will not be seen. To place images and text in certain positions you have to use tables or layers! there is no way around this no matter what program you use. The best thing I can suggest if you are knew to website designing is go to google and just type in "website design video tutorials for beginners". or try the link at the bottom. You will then have a selection of tutorial videos to choose from. Just test each one to see what the tutorials are like and if they are teaching what you want then stay if not go to the next tutorial. They will usually have a list of tutorials so select the one you need from their menus. I think that will be quicker. Try this W3Schools Online Web Tutorials Hope that helps. Paul.

03-18-2009, 08:18 PM	#3
Paule123 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 66 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Serious Help Needed With Design Alternatively pm me your link and I will have a look for you! If you tell me exactly what you want I shall try to help. Paul

03-18-2009, 10:30 PM	#4
Richard Whyte HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 319 Thanks: 12 Thanked 51 Times in 44 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Serious Help Needed With Design I would stay away for using tables in your design as these are not really liked by designers anymore and as the web standards continue to move forward, you are going to want to use the CSS box model for designing. CSS is great! Basically you design everything in a box. The screen is the big box, then a centered page is a smaller one and then each element on the page is a smaller box. The all fit inside of each other. With CSS, you can even have one box overlap another for some cool effects. I design all the time and HTML and CSS together make a very powerful combination..... I would getting yourself a designer to help you OR start to learn these technologies. As mentioned above, w3schools.com has a number of free tutorials and will help you to learn these languages.... Have a Great Day!
	Richard Whyte - Website Design, Search Engine Optimization and Online Marketing - WebYabber.com, Read my Blog - richard-whyte.com, Easy Sales Page Creator - Power Sales Page Creator

03-18-2009, 10:39 PM	#5
keith88 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 80 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Serious Help Needed With Design hey Paul, PM me your email, I just joined the forum so I cant pm anyone lol

03-22-2009, 01:17 PM	#7
Larry at Online Trusted Online Trusted Program Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lake Tahoe Nevada/California Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Serious Help Needed With Design you need to learn html basics, but stay away from HTML for Dummies, the worst tutorial that I have evr seen.