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math4043 · #1 01-30-2008

Hi,

I am using Front page express for my webspage. I have built it but its too straight and I want the corners of the edges to be more curvey to soften to apperance.

Does anyone know how I can do this with outlook, and pretty simple as Im not that advanced yet!?

Webpage located at Inspire Sri Lanka, volunteering in Sri Lanka, volunteer Asia, volunteer teaching and nursing in Sri Lanka. Conservation in Sri Lanka, volunteer Sri Lanka

Thanks for the suggestions/
MAt

madmonkey · #2 01-30-2008

Hey Mat,

Well, it's not actually possible to curve a table, however the answer to your question is something you already know how to do juding by that site. This is done by using images for your corners (an example I have uploaded for you). You will need to do some reformatting of your tables to include them. Split your cell or table into 3x3 instead of 1x1. For the top left corner, import the top left image, and do the same for the top right, bottom left and bottom right sections of your table. Then it's just a matter of setting the colour for the remaining cells.

If you need me to explain in more detail let me know.

upgrader · #3 01-30-2008

Im not sure if your happy using CSS but if you view the source on this page, it shows how curved edges are made without graphics:
Stu Nicholls | CSSplay | Curved Corners

Kind of cool

math4043 · #4 01-30-2008

thanks mad,

so i need to create different images then paste them into the newly created cells?
I have a program called adope elements, is it easy to make those shapes like that?

madmonkey · #5 01-30-2008

Very nice find Uppy. Very quick and easy to do, and no messy images to load - faster loading time. The disadvantage is that it won't appear correctly in all operating systems, since it is font based. Unix for example doesn't have the Aerial font loaded as default).

You can pritty much do that in any basic painting tool. In fact, that particular one took me less than a minute using nothing but Paint Brush (Start, All Programs, Accessories). I took a screenshot of your web page and pasted it into paint. I then cut the corner of your table and pasted it into a new paint document again. I then used the "pick color" tool and started creating the curve. The great thing is that when you have created one corner, all you need to do is go to Image followed by Flip to create the opposite corner.

math4043 · #6 01-30-2008

thanks for the tips.

I tryed creating an image but all and spilt the fames but everything went all over the place and its difficult as the curser just goes where it wants too in the boxes, might be to difficult for me.

I think I will leave it!!

thanks again,,,

madmonkey · #7 01-31-2008

hehehe Math, you big baby. That's a lovely web site, you might as well finish it the way you wanted. Here you go

math4043 · #8 01-31-2008

thanks so much mad, thats top rank!

I have just uploaed the page and those icons, dont know how the hell you got those into position, when I put them in everything just went double size!!!???

The page loads but does not show those new icons, can u look please???
Inspire Sri Lanka, volunteering in Sri Lanka, volunteer Asia, volunteer teaching and nursing in Sri Lanka. Conservation in Sri Lanka, volunteer Sri Lanka
thanks mat,

madmatt2006 · #9 01-31-2008

Hi it's is very square now that's for sure. Have you considered using a template it will make it easier if your new to it this is how I started I love CSS they have some good freee templates here http://www.freetemplatesonline.com/templates/page1.html

madmonkey · #10 01-31-2008

Filenames are probably case sensative, try this one.