Newbie needs basic help

Hi Guys, a complete newbie here!

I am designing a website with basic html. Thought I was doing a good job until I found out that what looks good on my 19” monitor looks all off centre and out off line on a 15” monitor. I am just coding the site with basic html; I have a basic understanding of this. A friend said that I should use ‘ frames’ or some other way of centralising my site and making it compatible with all browser and displays.

Is there a simple code that I am neglecting or should I being using some method of laying out my site a bit better.

I realise that this may be a stupid question, but I am very green! Any help would be great! Thanks

Welcome to the forums

Post us the url of your website.

Hi

Thanks for the reply, its not uploaded yet, also my query relates to a few of my projects, is there any general advice about making sites display the same in all browsers/moniters that you can give me?

Yes, user percentages instead of fixed width.

As sypher said, either make all width's a percentage (that way they flow with the browser window's width), or make all your sites thinner than about 760 pixels wide.

This should appeal to any visitor using 800x600 resolution or higher. Anyone using something smaller than that should really consider visiting their Display Properties window...