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Hi, I have just recently started using auctiva, and after getting my listing close to being done and ready to implement into the different categories (of the same items w/ different pictures) and folders they need to be in, I was looking at the template and realized that the tabs (description, shipping, payment, etc.,) need to be able to WIDEN after the description ends. That way I can eliminate the extra, reduntant and SCROLLING space off the left side underneath my 2 pictures. (which won't vary in size either.) Can anyone help me out? I heard it's not too hard to do with the same listing being used for multiple items, but it would be hard if you needed it to be dynamic and change for the different sized pictures and text different listings would require. Let me know asap! By the way, so far, it's been a blast at Auctiva. Big Grin I think you advertise too much, though. hehe. Every page I see has links to your site, even my listings.
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Well, I know what you're asking to do...and in order to do it...you need to get in there and change the way the TABLEs are configured in the template that you are using.

Paste something up into the PracticeBoard and I'll have a look at it...

Or, in the TABLE definitions, simply change the border="0" to something linke border="5" so you can "see" where the actual "borders" of the tables in the HTML you have are falling. (You'll put the borders back to 0 after you get the look you want...)

Then you can determine if you simply need to change the COLSPAN value for a particular table row, or if you need to actually make a whole new table and redefine it's width, etc...

Mike
Is there anyone who HAS enough time to help me out with this? It's actually the only thing holding me back from listing the 100's of items I have waiting to be listed! I just want to get the template finished so I can open the store Smile Someone please let me know! Even if it's just a link to a site with a bunch of HTML help, anything Is helpful as of right now. Thanks a ton, everyone.
It is a matter of redoing the tables and its very time consuming - at least for me it is. I hate messing with tables.

I'm better off doing things from scratch then trying to "fix" something that isn't mine. I do have my hands full with a few projects on the table otherwise I might give it a try but I just don't have the extra time right now.

Sorry Frown
Here's what I can offer you:
http://www.practiceboard.com/?4840672

I went and changed all the border="0" to a 10 so you can see how the tables work and why the part you want to move over isn't. If you can dig through the code and end the table after the description and start a new one for the shipping it should fall where you want it to.

The trick is getting all the correct tags, miss one and it throws the whole page off!

I would edit the otiginal template and not one you already have info put into it. Hope that helps some Wink
Well, not only did you try, you taught me something!!! That's more than I could have asked for. Check out my progress and let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions. I messed around with the template on frontpage, so I don't know if the template itself is usable anymore (or even considered a template!), but I guess my next step is making what I've got now programmable to the point of just putting in the name, condition, and set of the card, and pressing "list"! Let me know what you think and how I would go about making it a usable template. Thanks!

Here's the practiceboard link:
http://www.practiceboard.com/?4852897
You did it, you figured out the tables Big Grin

The images are not showing because they are on your computer - you need to upload them and then put the URL in its place.

clicktosup_ffffff.gif would need to be hosted online either on Auctiva or another server but it needs to be on the web in order for others to see it.

You are doing good, keep at it - its the best way to learn Wink

And don't forget to set those borders back to "0" so it looks nice again!
Actually all of the pictures are hosted on auctiva. hmmm... It seems like some kind of problem with the frontpage, because I can copy/past the HTML from auctiva and practiceboard (visa/versa) and nothing happens, but when I paste into frontpage, and then copy/paste FROM frontpage to practiceboard, the pictures and everything else don't show up. Any suggestions?
I practically finished my template and everything on it today, and now that I am trying to get the HTML off of frontpage, all the pictures are just NOT showing up, and I don't know what the problem is. They look fine while inside frontpage, and all the hyperlinks work, too, but when I try to copy the HTML to say, auctiva's listing description part of listing your item, it messes up. Any suggestions on what I can do now that I've already went too far with frontpage? How can I move the listing from frontpage to auctiva without screwing it up?
I recommend that you open "NotePad" a software program that comes with your windows operating system it will not change any of your html when saving. Paste all the HTML into a blank document.

Now for the part that will take a bit to change. Everytime you see the code <img src=""> in your code, the stuff in the quotes represents the "address" for that image. The address is what tells the computer where to go to find the image and place it on the screen for viewing. If this address is not 100% complete then the image will not display! If the images are appearing fine on your computer and they look something like <img- src="someimage.jpg"> (*note-the extra dash between "img" and "src" is there so this editor will not change it into code and display a brokien image!) then that means the image is on your computer. If the address where something like <img- src="http://www.somesite.com/someimage.jpg"> then that would mean the image was on some server where everyone would be able to see the image. Long story short the addresses for your images need to be complete and they need to be hosted on a server where everyone can see them. You will need to have your images on a server, if you already do then some of the work is done.

You now need to locate those images you wish to use on the server where they are located, if you have them hosted with auctiva, go to the image tab, click on the link "Manage Images" and find one of the images that you are going to use. Just to the right of the thumbnail for the image you will find the name of the image as it was when it came off of your computer, just below that you will find the "URL" or "address" for that image. You will then copy the "URL", which should look like: " http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/0/0/6/4/8/9/webimg/1691824_o.jpg". Now go back to your HTML in the notepad file that you created and find the <img src> where you will replace the small "address" with the complete address that you just copied. Do this for all images! Save the notepad document and make sure to save it as either a .html file or just a .txt file.

You may copy all the html file from here and paste it into the appropriate spot at auctiva. There might be one slight problem and that is you have already put this into "FrontPage" and that is a Microsoft product that has a reputation for adding code that is not needed or desired by the user or other programs such as the Editor that you are using at Auctiva. You may end up with some undesirable effects. If this happens an alternative you have is to delete the code then click on the "Paste from Word" button on the editor (look for a yellow button that has a "W" on it). Follow the instructions here. Check out the results and get back to us.

Best of Luck
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