Main Table Width Help

[paul41598]

I have a side nav bar, and header. My forums are obviosuly in the content body window. However they touch my side bar. I need the width of the forums from 100% to like 95%.

I thought it would be under style --> Main Table Width

I changed that to 95% and it didnt work. I tried 500px, or anything really, and still didnt work. The only way I have gotten it to work is to manually edit each template and set the table width to 95%.

This is sort of a pain. Is this the only way?

[Princeton]

If you have a sidebar than you created the table.
You could redo your table so that you don't have to 'go in' and edit the templates.

TIPS
Use CSS - (padding/margin) .... <-- the preferred way
Create another column (insert between sidebar and main column)

[paul41598]

is there an already sidebar code on here somewhere that I could use as as default and build back up my nav bar by adding my links, etc? Im going to get lost

[Princeton]

not sure if you will find one here but you may find one at vbulletintemplates.com

[paul41598]

This is what i have...but it doesnt work. The forums still extend so far that they touch my side nav...


<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td bgColor="#660033" width="14%" valign="top" rowspan="2">

<!--Start of the menu -->

Links Start Here


<td bgColor=#ffffff width="100%" height="1" colspan="2">
<img border="0" src="left_curve.gif" width="29" height="28">
<tr valign="top">
<td bgColor=#ffffff width="100%" height="789" valign="top">