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!

[DollyCali]

I can't believe.. I am posting. I must have tried to hit "reply" dozens of time to just get a 'timed out' response.

well.. love all your work folks..I want to play around some more but like Billie, I have slow dial up & on top of slow FRee Republic today, it is too much of a hassle.

I didn't intened to double post either mrs. N.. grrr...

[Kitty Mittens]

I Went to Try to Find some Borders and Frames on the Internet, but I am too Dense to Figure Out how to Do it! I Finally Decided to Put the Beautiful Gif you Gave me into your Frame to See how it would Look. It Looks a little Out of Focus, or Something, so I Tried to Fiddle with 2 Numbers in all that Information I Copied and Pasted, but it doesn't Look much Different. I think it's Cute, Sweet (((((((Billie)))))))!

[deadhead]

Have a great day

[Texagirl4W]

Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks, Billie, this is so neat.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Afternoon, Ms.BillieBlue!

You should have been a *teacher*.

You can be my teacher anytime. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Happy birthday to *Mom*, Dolly. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Well, look at your fine tables. EXC!

Afternoon, pretty ladies. : )

[DollyCali]

Hi Louie.. I will pass on your greetings to mom. She isn't feeling too well (tummy wise) and I just made her a favorite dish (ethnic dish called Halluski.. cabbage, onions, garlic, bacon, noodles etc.).. she passed for now.

Looks like FR is back to speed? which for me is just moderate slow..

quite hot here.. muggy. I watered again as everything is very dry

colleen.. loved your post!

[MEG33]

Hugs to you!

[MEG33]

Happy Birthday to your Mother, Dolly!

[ST.LOUIE1]

: )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Your meal should perk Mama up. : )

Nothing but rain for two days here, dreary. : (

[MEG33]

AH..Now that is mighty purty, deadhead!

[Diver Dave]

Louie is Teacher's Pet!

[Kitty Mittens]

Hi, dear(((((((Dolly)))))))! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your Mom, and I Hope she is Feeling Better Real Soon!

Hi, (((((((Louie-Wolf)))))))! I Trust you have been Well, Kind FReeper FRiend!

[DollyCali]

thanks meg.. it is clouding up here quickly.. I need to go try to collect the MANY "cant get wet" things that I have scattered in front yard.. working on many different projects the past few days outdoors.

catch you all later.. have fun w/tables.. and hey , Louie , from what I have seen you are quite the graphics artist.. how about "showing off" a little her for us???

pretty please?

[Diver Dave]

Happy Birthday, Mom!

[jwfiv]

Howdy, Miss Bluebird.

A fine thread today, a fine table you have set for us.

I have a bit too much on plate today to set my own table, but I've bookmarked this one and will give it a try when time allows.

Meanwhile, it's here here today ... feels like summer ... have a fan on me, and will later turn on the AC when it gets too warm to bear.

[deadhead]

Thank You, Meg

[deadhead]

Hi Louie :-)