A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....07-12,13-05....Ready ~ Set Tables ~ GO!

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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~ Billie, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Aquamarine, DollyCali ~

Well, not that kind of table...but html tables. Continuing our theme of a few weeks ago, today's thread is devoted to having more fun with tables. If you missed it earlier and need the text for the table templates, please go to the Mission: Possible! thread. There are six different ready-to-copy-and-paste templates there from which to choose!

Your challenge today is to use these templates as a guide and create your own combination by replacing my urls with yours in the examples. Google is your friend. (Search Google Web, not Images, for Background sets:) Some of you are already doing this - it's fun, isn't it?)

Now that you have some templates to work with in setting up your multiple background tables, let's dress up the graphics the same way. A photo can be just placed on a page alone, or you can use tables to make a frame for the photo in a number of ways.

Below, I've posted one photo three ways: first without a frame/border, and then a very basic one, and finally multiple table borders.

Plain..No Border..Nada

I can hardly post a plain graphic on a colored background anymore - it just looks nekkid! Don't you think? :)

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Simple Table Border

This has the most basic of all tables; the command could hardly be more simple, and yet it finishes this little gif quite nicely. This is the text for this plain little border:

<center> <table border=4> <tr><td>
<img src="http://d21c.com/billie/logos/billielittlegirl.gif" width=160 height=180 align=middle>
</td></tr></table></center>

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Multiple Table Borders

Probably a little too fancy-smancy for this gif, but just wanted to show you more of what you can do with tables and pictures. There are four sets of tables surrounding the picture, and effects can be changed simply by increasing or decreasing the cellpadding and/or border numbers.

When building the tables, start with the outer table first, and work inward. Finish by adding the image.

Text for the above framework:

<center> <table background="http://d21c.com/billie/
backgrounds/goldpatternbg.jpg" cellpadding=4
cellspacing=0 border=14>
<tr><td><center>
<table background="http://d21c.com/billie/
backgrounds/periwinklewatercolorribbon.jpg"
cellpadding=0 border=11>
<tr><td><center>
<table background="http://d21c.com/billie/
backgrounds/periwinklesolidbg.jpg" cellspacing=0
border=3><tr><td><center>
<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=2>
<tr><td><img src="http://d21c.com/billie/
logos/billielittlegirl.gif" width=160 height=180 align=middle>
</td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>

To create a pleasing set of table backgrounds, you should usually have at least three small background images (they will tile to fill whatever table size you specify):   a pattern of some kind, a coordinated gradient ribbon, and a solid texture for the top/main "palette" to place your text and images on. You can also match your font color to one of those background colors, instead of the standard black, white, red, blue, etc.

Here are a couple of links you might find helpful in making *your* tables pretty and fun!

Gradient Ribbon Colors

HTML Color Codes

*NOTE*:   Another thing you should know is that you can also use the html colors for your backgrounds instead of a background jpeg or gif. Anywhere in the table command where it says <table background="http://rest of the url/filename.jpg" cellpadding=10 border=6>, remove background="http://...../filename.jpg" and replace it with bgcolor=2f4f4f or any of the color codes above, so that it would look like this: <table bgcolor=2f4f4f cellpadding=10 border=6>

The templates and instructions that I've posted are only a small sampling of what can be done using tables, and certainly not the only way. You can find many other ways to make multiple background tables, but hopefully, this will get you started.

* BONUS! *

Here is a very simple example using three backgrounds: a blue gradient, a pink plaid, and a pink rose on pink for the inside. I used the same font color as in the rest of the post. (Font color="2f4f4f")

Below are the html commands (it will be wider than this, and grow longer as you add text and a picture.)

<center>
<table background="http://d21c.com/billie/backgrounds/stormyweatherbg2.jpg" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 border=2>
<tr><td><center>
<table background="http://d21c.com/billie/backgrounds/Pinkplaidbg.gif" cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 border=2>
<tr><td><center>
<table background="http://d21c.com/billie/backgrounds/stormyweatherbg2.jpg" cellpadding=2>
<tr><td><center>
<table background="http://www.d21c.com/billie/backgrounds/pinkrosebg.jpg" width=500 cellpadding=30>
<tr><td>
<center>
<img src="http://d21c.com/billie/backgrounds/PinkplaidRosebar.gif" width=288 height=44>
</center> <font color=2f4f4f>
Delete this whole sentence and put your post here instead. </td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>

Now that you are armed and dangerous, FReepers, go get those templates, go get those backgrounds, and

06-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #12

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 07-11-05 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[Gabz]

Yes it is early - considering the hospital is an hour away :)

God Bless the doctor - he scheduled the surgery around my schedule (an the OR availability). He was ready to do it tomorrow afternoon, but when I couldn't reach my husband right away, he offered to see if he could do it Friday to give us more time to coordinate, when I told him my husband is off on Friday, his attitude was that was when he would do it and then no one had to lose a day's work.

I was so impressed with the willingness to work with the patients, as opposed to what I have always been used to, which is arrogance and a "you will do it on my schedule" attitude.

[Mama_Bear]

How cute!!

[luvie]

I do better when I don't have an assignment--but I am going to have fun with this one. At least we have some time to be thinking about it....and thinking....and thinking.....

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Here is one for you Mama_Bear.

Enjoy!!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I know!

Maybe that is why I am so determined to figure out a theme.LOL.

[Gabz]

Thank you, Aquamarine, I really appreciate your kindness and prayers.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, sweet (((((((Lori)))))))!

[Mama_Bear]

Oh, that's cute! A patriotic bear. I have snatched him up and stored him in my "bear" folder. Thanks, Mrs.Nooseman.

[ST.LOUIE1]

deadhead Louie, have you ever had a problem with AOL, trying to save a graphic, and it will only save as an .art or .bmp -

Sure have.

HOW TO FIX:
If you're using Internet Explorer:
Click 'tools'
Click Internet Options'
In the pop-up box click
Delete Files....then click Delete History'

This should take care of the prob, it works for me. What happens is.....you've probably saved a bmp thinking it was a gif and didn't notice at the time.Next thing you know, AOL starts saving as ART and BMP files. It saves it to your latest cache. Try saving a gif after you've cleared your cache to make sure this worked. It always does for me.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Sounds like you have a great surgeon!

You are blessed to have gotten a surgeon that is willing to work with you and not demanding you working around his schedule.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

You are welcome.

I thought about you ,when I ran across it in the link provided by Aqua!:)

[Gabz]

My plants are VERY thirsty .. later

Thankfully we actually got a good downpour overnight, and so I don't have to worry about that for a few days :)

[ST.LOUIE1]

I've been taking advantage of my free time. :)

It's sooooooo good to have you back, sweet ((((Sis))))

Love those piggies. LOL

[Gabz]

What a lovely prayer, Kitty. Thank you very much.

[Gabz]

I like patriotic themes!!!!!!!!

[Gabz]

Both my husband and I have been astounded with how the medical community works around here - they actually SPEAK to one another.

You are right, I have been blessed in the medical professionals I have had to deal with this past week.

[dutchess]

Gabz...sorry to read about your broken foot. Good luck with the surgery!

[dutchess]

This thread is so fun sistah billie and love all the new talent coming out. Had hoped to stay and play but busy work day and need to get working on John's essay!

Mrs.Nooseman, kittymittens,LuvW...great job with all your wonderful html! See you zipping right past me!

Lori...love you polkadot one! Too cool! Aqua,thanks for that line list...lost all my good sites when my computer crashed a while back

Dolly, loved your thing on housework...I could live with that!!!

((((finest friends))))))

[ST.LOUIE1]

You have a broken foot? Geez, what a bummer. : (

Guess wolfie will have to stop chasing you for awhile. : )

Er....you still have two good feet, eh, dutchess?

They'd better have running shoes on them. Wolfie loves a challenge. : )

[deadhead]

Hi Louie, thank you for your advice...I will give it a try. I usually use AOL browser, LOL...this .bmp .art thing is driving me crazy!