Contribute 2 editing

I've created a web page in DW that has a spry horizontal menu
bar. When I open the page in Contribute 2 it views perfectly,
however when I select the edit key the horizontal menu becomes
misplaced on the page in the lower portion.
Also, my horizontal css menu bar displays vertically in the
edit mode of Contribute. Why?
What can I do to prevent the horizontal menu bar from not
properly displaying in the edit mode of Contribute?
Thanks for any available assistance

I am having the same problem. Did you ever find out the answer.
I am having the problem after the designer added google-ad code with a frame.
Judy B.

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