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**jont** · 06-Dec-2005, 12:28 PM

Hi Andy,

the overall page width will need setting in the master templates (Act_Primary, Act_BrochurePrimary and Act_PrimaryCheckout) in the root of the site1 folder.

The central table is set under Design | Options | Site Defaults against the variable ACTSTDWIDTH which you can reduce down accordingly.

**jont** · 06-Dec-2005, 12:30 PM

As a second thought be aware that the side boxes in the smart theme have a image background to get the rounded top corners (yack) - these are a fixed width so cropping may occur if you reduce the box size in the primary templates

**Andy SH** · 06-Dec-2005, 01:08 PM

Thanks Jont but....

Thanks for your reply Jont...

I have found the option in Actinic for setting the "Central Table Width" but could you please tell me or post sample code of what I alter on the actual (Act_Primary, Act_BrochurePrimary and Act_PrimaryCheckout) files in order to reduce the overall page width...

I have looked at the HTML code for these pages with Dreamweaver but I am no wiser.

Thanks again.

Andy

**wjcampbe** · 06-Dec-2005, 01:14 PM

I have the first three tables set at 775 - logo, menu and overall body, then I have the centre table set to a width of 100%, the left and right at default 200 column width with 150 table width.

Seems to work OK.

**jont** · 06-Dec-2005, 01:17 PM

Open the Act_Primary.html template in DW and you will see various nested tables - there is one "master" table which is set to 100% - the code will be towards the top of the <body> tag ... you can set the width from a percentage to a fixed width eg 700px

Best to save a copy before working on any of the primary template!

**jont** · 06-Dec-2005, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by wjcampbe

150 table width.

Bill - note the table top image is 140px wide which will need widening to avoid horizontal repeating

**wjcampbe** · 06-Dec-2005, 02:34 PM

@jont - all I can say is - this is the default and it works??

**Andy SH** · 06-Dec-2005, 02:35 PM

Still Cant grasp It

Hi again all....

I am very sorry if I sound rather thick at this HTML edditing business but I am still struggling and would be greatfull if I could appeal to your experience and wealth of knowledge.

I have loaded the Act_Primary.html up in Dreamweaver and figured there are 3 places I need to edit from 100% down to say 775px in order to display "Smart Theme" at 800 X 600 correct.

Having edited the 3 points in the HTML code the "Design View" in Dreamweaver shows the Act_Primary to look ok... However when I load it up in the Actinic software all of the "Right hand Sidebar" is kind of stuck out in relationship to the rest of the page and thus not displaying right at 800 X 600.

Obviously I have missed changing something in the page but I am not sure what.

My dreamweaver and HTML knowledge is a little basic so please bare this in mind whilst helping.

Thankyou again for your patience.

Andy

**jont** · 06-Dec-2005, 02:42 PM

@Bill

screen grab under FireFox shows repeating background - not seen under IE though!

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**wjcampbe** · 06-Dec-2005, 03:01 PM

@jont - thanks, that was being caused by the width of the menu items in the css file, coupled with the way FF adds the padding externally while IE applies it internally. Changed the css width from 126px to 120px and the problem is gone.

**jont** · 06-Dec-2005, 03:08 PM

IE and CSS ... no wonder I am going bald

**wjcampbe** · 06-Dec-2005, 03:13 PM

@ Andy, I have emailed you an amended default template for Act_Primary - is that one working?

**Andy SH** · 06-Dec-2005, 03:57 PM

Thanks Bill But!

Thanks Bill

For sending me the edited file.

For some reason your file behaves exactly the same as the one which I edited...

I changed 3 parts of the HTML code to 775 as you did but the Left and Right side bars overhang the rest of the page...

I have attached a screen capture so you can see what I mean.

Note! Screen capture has been done on a resolution of 1024 X 768 to show whats happening to the template. Currently at 800 X 600 the template goes off page due to sidebar overhang...

I can only think there is something else, possibly an image thats pushing the left and right side bars over the 775 pixels...

Anymore thoughts Bill?

Thanks again for taking the time to help me.

Kindest regards

Andy

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**wjcampbe** · 06-Dec-2005, 04:43 PM

Andy,

you will need to check the inner tables in the main section to make sure you do not have a fixed width there that is forcing the sidebars out.

My ACTSTDWIDTH in Design | Options is set to 400, no image in the centre table bigger than 360. Took me a while to get it all sorted, too.

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