Tables in html

[ngreenwood6]

I am trying to create just a plain main page. I am having some problems though. I am having a problem where the page does not start at the top of the screen (about a 1 inch gap from the top to the start of my page). Another issue that I am having is where the side bar comes in it is about 1/4 of an inch off from the left side.  The last issue that I have noticed so far is that the the right bar is about 6 inches off from the right side. I am new to html so please take it easy on me. Any help is appreciated.

 

<table width=100% border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<tr>
<td height="52" style="background:#990000">This is Great</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td height="39" style="background:#FF3399">Buttons Would Go Here</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<table>
<td width="123" style="background:#0000FF">This is the sidebar!
<br />
<br />
This is where the links would be!
<br />
<br />
</td>
<td width="749"><center>
  <p>The main content for your site would go here!</p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p> </p>
</center></td>
<td width="94" style="background:#FFFF00; color:#FFFFFF; margin-right:0px;">The additional info for your site would go here!</td>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF;"><center>This would be the footer!</center></td>
</tr>

</table>

 

Thanks

[haku]

Either the body has top padding set to it, or the table has a top margin set to it. Probably the first one. These are browser defaults.

 

Google 'beginners CSS tutorials'. Learning some CSS is imperative, as table based design is already outdated.

[TheFilmGod]

* {margin: 0;padding:0}

[Divine Winds]

Try adding to the <td> tag: valign="top"