CSS Page Layout Templates
Introduction/2 Column Templates
The following page templates are all constructed
using XHTML1.0 and CSS2.
Templates marked with 
are ones I
recommend.
Please note: these templates are a learning tool and should be thoroughly tested before being used on a 'production' web site.
The templates are valid CSS2 and XHTML1.0 Transitional and have been tested on WinXP with IE6, Opera 7.11 and Mozilla 1.5b as well as Firefox 0.8 & Netscape 7.1 (which are basically the same as Mozilla).
Templates: Two column |
Three column |
General
Two Column Flexible
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Description:
Probably the easiest page to make. Contains two
layout divs, the main content div is just floated to the left.
Very simple!
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Two Column Flexible With Header
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Description:
Basically the same template as above but with the
addition of a header div for page title, your logo or banners
etc. Again very simple to set up.
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Two Column, Left Column Static
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Description:
Two columns, the left
column is absolutely positioned on the left and is a fixed width. The right
content column is sized and positioned by using margins and will
resize with the browser window.
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