Dreamweaver CS3 - template help

I am unable to get my website to fit in the middle of the
screen. It looks fine on my pc but on some, it spreads out to fit
the entire screen. I would rather have it fit in the middle with
the spaces hanging on both sides... (maybe I chose the wrong
template) Can you advise in the simplest way (since I know nothing
of codes etc) how best to fix this.
Thank you
www.barnesconnections.org

Good luck!
> I guess I have practiced to surf in rough waters
You have *no* idea! Try reading through some of this -
http://www.w3schools.com
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"www.barnesconnections.org"
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>
Thanks for your advice. I edited the code as you
suggested and
> that is
> exactly what I was looking for. I have updated the home
page will do the
> rest
> tomorrow. This is the first site I ever designed by
reading dreamweaver
> forums
> and so I guess I have practiced to surf in rough waters
> (www.barnesconnections.org)
> Thanks so much for your help.
> C. B
>

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>
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in desperate
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You are not using a DW template if you see markup like this.
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> When I update a template or library, I seem to have all
the empty spaces
> that
> are assigned with the lettering "{products_image_1}
{products_content_1}
> up
> thru all the ones I don't have assigned, some pages need
all of the table
> contents and other pages do not, but they are all tied
into the same
> template,
> as is the library "sidebar". I go back and delete them
all before
> uploading
> everything to the web, but it is a royal pain that I
have to go and spend
> well
> over an hour to go back and update all the pages that
were perfect before
> I did
> one little simple update, like changing a picture on a
template or
> lettering...
> Can anyone help me stop this from happening.
>
> Thank you,
>
> C
>
>
>
>

CS3 Template help

Hello. I'm going to use one particular template (3 column
elastic) as an example in my question, but there's several similar
ones that would work...
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Page"--->"HTML"--->"3 column elastic", the page that comes up
says the following on the left and right sides:
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of the content.
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regardless of the user's resolution or monitor size? An example of
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1024x768 or so, but if you have a nice newer big monitor that
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nowadays), then the left side of the page just kinda "stops".
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Google "faux columns".
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> Hello. I'm going to use one particular template (3
column elastic) as an
> example in my question, but there's several similar ones
that would
> work...
>
> So, if I go to "File"--->"New" and choose "Blank
Page"--->"HTML"--->"3
> column
> elastic", the page that comes up says the following on
the left and right
> sides:
>
>
The background color on this div will only show for the length
of the
> content.
>
> How do I get it so that it expands to the bottom of the
page, regardless
> of
> the user's resolution or monitor size? An example of a
site that it's
> bothering me on is here:
>
>
http://www.americanidiotsband.com/
>
> You can see that the page looks fine on anything up to
1024x768 or so, but
> if
> you have a nice newer big monitor that accepts a higher
resolution (like
> many
> people are getting nowadays), then the left side of the
page just kinda
> "stops". Thanks!...
>
>
>

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