MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual page 196

Using spacer images
To require a column to be a certain minimum width, you can insert a spacer image into that
column. For more information, see
from a single column or from the entire table.
The first time you insert a spacer image, you set up a spacer image for the site. You can set
preferences for spacer images (see
To insert a spacer image into a column:
Click the column header menu, then select Add Spacer Image.
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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.
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For more information, click the Help button in the dialog box.
Dreamweaver inserts the spacer image into the column. The image is not visible, but the column
might shift slightly and a double bar appears at the top or bottom of the column to indicate that
it contains a spacer image.
To remove a spacer image from a single column:
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Click the column header menu, then select Remove Spacer Image.
Dreamweaver removes the spacer image. The column might shift.
To remove all spacer images from a table, do one of the following:
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Click the table header menu, then select Remove All Spacer Images.
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Select the table, then click the Remove All Spacers button in the Property inspector
(Window > Properties).
The layout of your whole table might shift. If there is no content in some columns, the columns
might disappear completely from the Design view.
196 Chapter 9: Laying Out Pages in Layout Mode
"Spacer images" on page
"Setting preferences for Layout mode" on page
186. You can remove spacer images
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