MS FrontPage LayersMS FrontPage - Layers
Layers
Creating Layers
Selecting Layers
Resizing and Positioning Layers
Modifying Layers
Nesting Layers
Complex tables with lots of cells slow a page's download time. And a lot of new Web browserslike those in cellphones and palmtopscan't handle tables.
A layer is an invisible container that you can place anywhere on your page. It can hold anything you wantlike text, pictures, tables, or even a video. Why bother to put these things in a layer? Because layers give you controllike the ability to position them absolutely anywhere on a pagethat you just can't get with regular page elements on their own.
Unlike table cells, you can easily move and rearrange layers as you edit your page. Layers can even sit on top of one another. Try that with a table. To see how this is all possible. In FrontPage's document window, layers appear as blue boxes. After you fill the boxsay with text or a pictureyou can drag it around and place it anywhere.
But layers don't stop there. When FrontPage adds a pinch of JavaScript (a coding language that works alongside HTML to spice up your pages), layers can bring motion and interactivity to your Web pages. Want a click on a menu heading to unfurl submenus? Or have a car zoom across the screen when a page loads? Layers can deliver these slick effects.