The problem is not with your code, the way dreamweaver displays the page in design mode is useless. The only true representation of a page is when you output it to a browser. I would not revert to table layouts just for the sake of Dreamwever. Give him Contribute or teach some basic CSS. R. ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL-REMOVED]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/