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Chapter 1: Exploring SharePoint Designer
Layout tables are inserted by using the Insert Layout Table link in the Layout Tables task pane. The code
generated for a layout table uses standard table, row, and cell tags, but also includes dimension styles by
default. In addition, SharePoint Designer inserts HTML comments in each element, allowing it to have
content automatically rearranged to follow changes to the layout. Figure 1 - 10 shows how both a regular
table and a layout table look in Design view.
Figure 1-10
The Layout Tables task pane shows many of the options available with a layout table, including several
predefined common page layouts. If you have content in a table based on one of these layouts, and later
decide to change to a different layout, the content is moved to the corresponding cell in the new layout.
Page Sizes and Browser Preview
One of the most frustrating things about designing for the Web is the wide array of browsers and screen
formats in which your site may be displayed. SharePoint Designer helps mitigate this problem by giving
you several preview options.
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