Setting Column Width - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual

Setting column width

You can set a column to a specific width or make it stretch to fill as much of a browser window as
possible. You can also specify a minimum width for a column using a spacer image.
Sometimes the column widths width set in the HTML code do not match their apparent widths
on the screen. When this happens, you can make the widths consistent.
Making a column autostretch or fixed-width
A column in a table can be either fixed-width or autostretch. For more information, see
column width and autostretch columns" on page
Making a column autostretch before your layout is complete might have unexpected effects on
table layout. To prevent columns from growing unexpectedly wider or narrower, create your
complete layout before making a column autostretch, and use spacer images when making a
column autostretch. (However, if each column contains other content that will keep the column
at the desired width, you don't need spacer images.)
To make a column autostretch:
Do one of the following:
1
Click the column header menu, then select Make Column Autostretch.
Select a cell in the column by clicking an edge of the cell, then click Autostretch in the
Property inspector.
Note: You can make only one column in a given table autostretch.
If you have not set a spacer image for this site, the Choose Spacer Image dialog box appears.
If the Choose Spacer Image dialog box appears, select an option, then click OK.
2
For more information, click the Help button in the dialog box.
A wavy line appears at the top or bottom of the autostretch column. Double bars appear at the
tops or bottoms of columns that contain spacer images.
To set a column to a fixed width, do one of the following:
•
Click the column header menu, then select Make Column Fixed Width.
Make Column Fixed Width specifies a width for the column (in the code) that matches the
current visual width of the column.
•
Select a cell in the column by clicking an edge of the cell, then click Fixed and type a numeric
value in the Property inspector.
If you enter a numeric value that is less than the width of the column's content, Dreamweaver
automatically sets the width to match the width of the content.
The width of the column appears at the top or bottom of the column.
Related topics
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"Making column widths in code consistent with visual widths" on page 197
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