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Old 11-10-2008, 11:47 AM   #1
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I want to put advertising boxes down the side of my template each box being 125px X 125px. Just a Clickable Gif would be good.

I have had a play with the templete and stylesheet but cant seem to get it anywhere near right. Im using the "purple" template.

I have attached an image of what I want, the black squares are the way I want the ads layed out.

Looking forward to your help guys!
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Old 11-10-2008, 09:03 PM   #2
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The purple template layout is done completely with the CSS stylesheet. All CSS elements are within the #wrapper which is 700px wide.

Unless you would want to pay someone to completely rework the design, then I think you're going to need to study up on CSS and HTML, because there are too many variables to consider to add what you are looking for. A good place to start is W3Schools Online Web Tutorials.

A few things that I can offer to help you out:
Consider these decisions
1. As the wrapper is already 700px, are you wanting to make your final design over 950px wide? (700px + 125px + 125px +padding) A good rule of thumb is avoid horizontal scrolling which would be likely with that wide of a design.
2. Are you wanting to keep with an all CSS layout? If so, then the left boxes would need their own CSS class as well as the right boxes.
3. Alternatively, using some HTML tables might be easier to understand and picture, especially if you're a novice with Web Design.
4. Do you really want empty "white spaces" on the left and right of your final design above your ads as in your picture? (I personally wouldn't)

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Did it using a table in the end

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