Show me the WYSIWYG! My pages are a mess!

[jadams]

I just started working with WE 7 last week but I think I have a decent working knowledge of the program. I can handle all the basic formatting, linking, etc- enough to create a decent looking site with pages that work.

It all looks great in design view but when I go to preview, all of the formatting and content are jumbled- virtually nothing is in the right place. The layers are mixed up and all the text and images move around.

What critical piece of understanding is absent here? How do I get this program to actually BE wysiwyg? Why can't I stick an image in a certain place and have it actually show up there? Arg arg arg!

[WebMonkey08]

whats your URL? did u 'refresh' your browser?

[jadams]

Eh, the site isn't up presently. In frustration, I nuked my original design and am going back to fundamentals until I can make friends with this software.

I did refresh browser, clear cache, restart program, etc. Still, shapes and images continue to move and/or resize themselves in preview. Text links relocate themselves willy nilly. It's bloody irritating.

[davidrosso]

Eh, the site isn't up presently. In frustration, I nuked my original design and am going back to fundamentals until I can make friends with this software.

I did refresh browser, clear cache, restart program, etc. Still, shapes and images continue to move and/or resize themselves in preview. Text links relocate themselves willy nilly. It's bloody irritating.

Everything you're claiming sounds abit odd, but I will say that the program has a much longer learning curve then one week.

Also, I would find some way to publish the pages online somewhere (ie. a free webhost or something) temporarily because things do not always look the same on your local pc as they do online!

[almichev]

What size monitor do you have, and is the page size set to fit it? I've had a similar problem but not found a solution yet.

[jadams]

I have a 22" monitor and I am viewing with IE.

I discovered something interesting though...when I preview as simple HTML, everything displays correctly. The formatting errors occur when I build as HTML with CSS. I understand that I really should have CSS and I want to build the site the correct way but I'm not sure how to get around this problem.

It should also be noted that the built-in sample web sites also display incorrectly. Some text blocks, shapes and images are shifted to the right or are resized.

[WebMonkey08]

I have a 22" monitor and I am viewing with IE.



I discovered something interesting though...when I preview as simple HTML, everything displays correctly. The formatting errors occur when I build as HTML with CSS. I understand that I really should have CSS and I want to build the site the correct way but I'm not sure how to get around this problem.

It should also be noted that the built-in sample web sites also display incorrectly. Some text blocks, shapes and images are shifted to the right or are resized.

If you have IE set to view with a larger than Normal Text size, that's why, I have struggled with this issue, and there is no way around it.

[jadams]

I thought of that too but unfortunately, the site looks exactly the same regardless of the text size I select in IE.

The fact that the sample web sites display incorrectly makes me wonder if there is some other setting causing the problem.

I appreciate any and all suggestions.

[WebMonkey08]

I thought of that too but unfortunately, the site looks exactly the same regardless of the text size I select in IE.

The fact that the sample web sites display incorrectly makes me wonder if there is some other setting causing the problem.

I appreciate any and all suggestions.


You should take a WE template, and don't do anything with it but build with CSS/HTML ,and preview it. If it is still screwed up, then it definetly is not you. You need to do a process of elimination. last Sunday, I had a weird problem that would not go away. But when I closed the program, and restarted my PC, everything was fine.

[jadams]

Yes, I did build a WE site from a template, making no modifications whatsoever. It is still, as you so eloquently put it, screwed up when previewed.

So, I guess I'll go download Coffee Cup and see if I have any better luck. Heh.

[WebMonkey08]

Yes, I did build a WE site from a template, making no modifications whatsoever. It is still, as you so eloquently put it, screwed up when previewed.

So, I guess I'll go download Coffee Cup and see if I have any better luck. Heh.

That Web Builder 4.0 $40, I bought that, works good, easy, and they have a Forum with tons of technical Support