FP2000: Absolutely Positioned Element Difficult to Place (219140)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FrontPage 2000
This article was previously published under Q219140

SYMPTOMS

When you try to move an absolutely positioned element, the element appears to jump all over the screen.

CAUSE

The absolutely positioned element is using a <span> tag and is contained within a relatively positioned <span> tag.

NOTE: This is usually caused when you use custom code.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Re-insert the Item and Reapply the Absolute Positioning

To re-insert the item and re-apply the absolute positioning, follow these steps:
  1. In the Normal view of FrontPage, click the absolutely positioned item and press DELETE to delete it.
  2. Insert the item you want to absolutely position and click to select it.
  3. On the Format menu, click Position.
  4. Click Absolute, select the position coordinates and click OK.

    NOTE: You may also want to position the item by using the drag and technique after you click OK .

Method 2: Use <DIV> Tags Instead of <SPAN> Tags.

To use <DIV> tags instead of <SPAN> tags, follow these steps:
  1. On the page with the absolutely and relatively positioned elements, click the HTML tab in the Page view of FrontPage.
  2. Search the HTML for each occurrence of the <span> and </span> tags
  3. In each instance, change the word span to div.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/1/2001
Keywords:kbbug KB219140
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