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    How to narrow the site?

    Hi. Quite new to Actinic. I've sort of got my site off the ground but would like to know how to narrow the site. I want white margins down the sides, rather than the site extending up to the edges. Probably simple to do but then like I say, I'm new to this.

    Thanks for any help.
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    #2
    hi, we need more info from you before we can help....

    theme? is the site online for us to see?

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      #3
      Hi. I'm using 'clean layout 13' with the 'best seller' header bar. It's not online yet. How can I make it visible to you? I have managed to change it by altering 'cellpadding' or something like that, but that also moves it away from the top. I don't want clean space at the top, just down the sides. Like this site:

      http://www.body-kit.co.uk/

      Thanks. Brad.

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        #4
        why don't you use the compemporary theme as this already is a fixed width with the white to either side?

        Otherwise i beleive the clean layouts may be all encompassed in a table. you could change the uppermost table with to 75% for example and centre it.

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          #5
          Thanks. The 'compemporary' theme is too narrow and the header bar is the same colour as my logo, so it doesn't show. I have changed widths before but how do you centre them?

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            #6
            <table width="75%" align="center" >

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              #7
              I'm getting this. I've changed 100% to 80% but then I'm lost.


              <table width="80%" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0">
              <tr>
              <td valign="top" class="sidebar">

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                #8
                What are you lost with? Is that reducing the contents down?

                You will also need to centre align the table and set the background colour of the <body> or containing element to white (if not already set to white)


                Bikster
                SellerDeck Designs and Responsive Themes

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                  #9
                  It's not online yet. How can I make it visible to you?
                  why don't you get some hosting sorted out and upload the site, this will make things much easier to get help as often it helps us to see the site in order to give a more focussed reply

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                    #10
                    Yes, I need to look into hosting. I don't know what represents a good price. What should I expect to pay? In fact where should I go for it?

                    I really need someone to talk me through the narrowing thing.

                    This refers to the header area:

                    <table width="75%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="background-image:url('theme_topbar_background.gif');">
                    <tr>
                    <td>
                    <img src="theme_gradient_left.gif" alt="Gradient fill" />
                    </td>
                    <td align="center">
                    <img src="theme_gradient_right.gif" alt="Gradient fill" />
                    </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                    <td colspan="2">

                    But it ain't centred It's all beyond me

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                      #11
                      Add a style to the body tag: <body onload="<actinic:variable name="OnLoadScript" value="PreloadImages" />" style="width: 75%; margin: auto;">
                      Peblaco

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                        #12
                        you haven't added the align=center in the <table definition as i mentioned in my last post

                        Code:
                        <table width="75%" align="center" >

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                          #13
                          Yes, sorry I realise that now Pinbrook. Although that has made a difference, there are added problems.

                          Peblaco I added " style="width: 75%; margin: auto;"> and it just put that text up in the preview???

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Greenmind
                            Hi. Quite new to Actinic. I've sort of got my site off the ground but would like to know how to narrow the site. I want white margins down the sides, rather than the site extending up to the edges. Probably simple to do but then like I say, I'm new to this.

                            Thanks for any help.
                            How far into the users guide have you read?

                            Great starting point and would save you many hours further down the road.

                            Regards
                            Daren
                            Affordable solutions for busy professionals.
                            Website Maintenance | UK Web Hosting

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                              #15
                              Check your code is exact. You might have too many speechmarks.
                              Peblaco

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