I'm trying to create my first website and have run into a problem.
When I Insert a picture, (a jpg), when I angle the picture it disrupts any object shapes underneath. It doesn't do it if the picture is not angled.
In this case I have two ellipses as design elements underneath the picture.

This problem didn't occur using VSD 5.6, only when I started using VSD 6 Build 1.

I'm attaching an image with screen captures of the area in question. I combined two captures to show the problem area before and after previewing the page. The one on the left is how the picture appears in the build screen when I'm working on the page. The one on the right is how it appears when I preview the page.

Thanks for any help,

pd

Would it be possible for you to put a test page up on the web so we can see it live?

How do I put the test page up?
I made a composite image and attached it to my question, but I notice some people are able to upload their images so it's visible below their email. I don't know how to do that.

Appreciate your help,

pd

Paul,

When you are creating a reply, look to the right of the edit window and you will see a list of shortcuts. If you click on the Image link, some code will be put in your message. Just put the link to your image between the open and closing tags.

This only works if you have the image on a website.

To put a page on the web, you need to have a hosting service, or a webserver and a LOT of bandwith at your physical location.

Do you have either? If not, you need to contact a host company and sign up for one of their packages.

Hi Bill,
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I reposted my question before seeing your response.
I hope it can be removed as you've answered it here.

If I can ask you another question.
How difficult is it to temporarily post a page (or pages) to the web simply to see if it works properly, then pull it off the web to continue working on it?

The site I'm working on is nowhere near where I want it to be when it's finished, but I want to have a better idea of how it'll look and work than I can get from the "Preview" screen. So I'd like to upload it, but want to take it down immediately after I check it out. Is that easy to do?

Thanks for your help,

pd

Paul,

Upload to your hosting service. View with your web browser. Using your FTP delete the page.

The upload is usually short. Viewing time depends on how long you look at the page. Deleting is a click or two and it is done.

Another option is to use your host control panel and create a sub-directory. Upload the pages to the sub-directory. I doubt anyone will find a page on your sub-directory unless you post the information.

Thanks Bill,
Again, I apologize for being such a beginner, but what do you mean when you say "Using your FTP delete the page."?

PD

Paul,

You can use a stand alone File Transfer Program, or you can use the FTP built-in to your VSD program.

If you use a stand alone FTP program such as the CoffeeCup Free FTP, you can just click on the file that you want to delete and press the delete key.

Using VSD, if this is your first page, click on settings and then select remove published site.

Bill,
Thanks a million! That really helps. Since the site I'm working on is for my church I was nervous about putting up a site with major problems then not being able to pull it down.

A quick second question if I may. What dimensions do you recommend for my site?
I'm not sure how all the different monitor resolutions will stretch or squash my page.

Thanks again,


pd

Paul,

If you have a lot of visitors using older computers, they may have 800 X 600 size monitors and be using IE6. For that reason, I tend to keep my pages about 770px wide. You can make the length as long as you want. Most folks don't seem to mind scrolling down, but scrolling from side to side is difficult to keep track of which line you are reading.

If you start the site off with a single home page, and nothing else, you can add the Google Analytics code to your page and give the site a little time to operate. Then check the browser window sizes and see if you have a lot of visitors using small monitors.