Page layout

You can use flow layout, free layout tables, or absolute positioning to lay out your page design

Table 1. Page editing with and without a free layout table

	Flow layout	Free layout table	Absolute positioning
Behavior	Similar to a word processor You can place objects only at the cursor location	Similar to drawing tools or presentation software You can place objects anywhere in the free layout table	Similar to drawing tools or presentation software You can place objects anywhere by dragging the top left arrow of the object
Browser display	The layout of a Web page is automatically adjusted according to the width of a browser window. Lines are wrapped automatically according to the width of a browser window.	Regardless of the width of the browser window, the appearance of a Web page is maintained. Even if you change the width of a browser window, lines are not wrapped.	Element positioning is measured in pixels, em, ex, or percentages.
Recommended for	Expert users Users who are comfortable and familiar working with HTML tables for layout Users who want precise control over their HTML markup.	New users Users familiar with drawing tools or presentation software Those who are less familiar with using HTML tables Users who are less concerned about the underlying HTML table markup (tables created with free layout mode may be larger and more complex).	New users Users familiar with drawing tools or presentation software Those who are less familiar with using HTML tables Users who prefer not to use tables for layout and wish to avoid the complexity of free layout tables

 

Related concepts

Editing pages with free layout tables

 

Related tasks

Designing Web page layout

Laying out a page template with tables

Layout pages using absolute positioning

Setting positioning preferences for Web page layout

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