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rmedek · 02-13-2005, 08:00 PM

A: That's a good question, I'm glad you asked. It's almost a shame that given all the possibilities CSS offers in designing a website that a table-based layout is still the most emulated. But, still, it does have its advantages and can be one of the harder things for a beginner to CSS to master.

There are in fact several different ways to create a three column table, and there is no "right or wrong." There are advantages (and disadvantages) to all methods; floats, relative positioning, absolute positioning, etc. Rather than discuss in detail all the possiblities, I present to you a link to the (in)famous css-discuss website.

http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=ThreeColumnLayouts

This link leads you to an expanding collection of three column layout templates, each explaining the different methods involved and, in most cases, providing a walkthrough of both the HTML and the CSS. Hopefully it will help you find a method that works for you and your site!

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rmedek Senior Coder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,879 Thanks: 2 Thanked 65 Times in 56 Posts	Q: How do I create a three column layout using CSS only? A: That's a good question, I'm glad you asked. It's almost a shame that given all the possibilities CSS offers in designing a website that a table-based layout is still the most emulated. But, still, it does have its advantages and can be one of the harder things for a beginner to CSS to master. There are in fact several different ways to create a three column table, and there is no "right or wrong." There are advantages (and disadvantages) to all methods; floats, relative positioning, absolute positioning, etc. Rather than discuss in detail all the possiblities, I present to you a link to the (in)famous css-discuss website. http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=ThreeColumnLayouts This link leads you to an expanding collection of three column layout templates, each explaining the different methods involved and, in most cases, providing a walkthrough of both the HTML and the CSS. Hopefully it will help you find a method that works for you and your site! Last edited by rmedek; 10-05-2007 at 07:00 PM..