Multi-platform generic formatting

[alpinemonkey]

How is it possible to GUARANTEE that my site will work on all other PC's and LOOK THE SAME as it does on my Home PC?

To explain: First I had font issues, so I decided to use "Bradley Hand" as a font, as I thought that all PC's now had this. Evidently not. That's fine though, I'll just switch to Arial or Veranda.

HOWEVER, it doesn't just stop there. When accessing the site on different PCs or with different browsers (eg Firefox) the layout changes. Either nothing is in the centre or the headings are all overlapping.

How can I be sure that when looking at my page it will look the same on ANY PC?

Thanks. :help:

[MandyJay]

No, you can never be 100% sure of that, but you can do your best to make sure they do. Some things just wont view identically in most browsers, but will be more than accepable.

Using CSS to format your pages is the way to go. That means not using the color or font button on FP, but relying fully on using either styles in the head of the pages or preferably external style sheets.

We would realy need to see one of your pages to advise fully. But having stuff overlapping is often an indication you have used layers or .... or ......

MJ

[alpinemonkey]

Yeah, I've pretty much used layers throughout the whole of the site, but on my PC they're all aligned fine.

Here's the link to a very UNFINISHED site...what am I doing wrong?

www.gillybean.org.uk

[MandyJay]

Using layers wont help, they are not that friendly in some browsers. to position items you need to use tables and cells. To align your items in the cells use the cell alignment (accessible by right clicking inside the cell and selecting cell properties). Really that is the best way to get good results for the layout.

MJ