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  		Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/4/2004 20:21:31   
I'm redesigning the Intranet where I work. This is the template page. The managers like this because its clean and easy to find what you need. They say don't change it but add some "Pizzazz". I'd appreciate any ideas to liven it up a bit. No blinking text. LOL


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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/4/2004 22:02:38   
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No blinking text. LOL

i share that! lol....but for a work template, it does look clear and functional.... hey graphics..photos can always perk up a site. photos of people in your company? products?

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/5/2004 2:48:50   
ditto. orange instead of green for the link hovers. haven't you got a logo?

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/5/2004 3:22:14   
I like it but it needs a logo and maybe a pic as mentioned above (below the menu?)

for Pizzazz? No Marquees. Hmmmmmm..... How about a rotating disco ball or maybe some flashing lights NO WAIT, I've got it, a sparkly background. :)

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/5/2004 8:18:07   
maybe he could usurp your marching marianettee, jaybee

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/8/2004 12:05:19   
With an intranet you normally have a 100mbps connection to the server so speed isnt an issue as it is on the web.
I have created several web automation systems running on intranet & extranets.


Basically I would add a very heavy artistic header, something in the 400-500k region.

The search button on the left hand side, could this not be a search box where you could type directly then have it submit to your current search results page. This will speed up searching.

The bottom bar dosent fit on my screen, if you want to have the links to the standards websites I suggest you place them on the left below the menus, there is space there.

Perhaps you ould do something subtle with the white background, maybe a slight gradient or faded out picture just to make it look less dull.

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/8/2004 13:33:45   
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Basically I would add a very heavy artistic header, something in the 400-500k region.

The search button on the left hand side, could this not be a search box where you could type directly then have it submit to your current search results page. This will speed up searching.

The bottom bar dosent fit on my screen, if you want to have the links to the standards websites I suggest you place them on the left below the menus, there is space there.


Very good suggestions. I'm definitely going with the search box.

Thanks!
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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/8/2004 14:59:26   
Take a look at the site and youll see space between the two table data cells in the header include. I must be having a brain fart I can't get it out of there.

here is the code.

<table width="100%" align="center"><tr><td colspan="1" bgcolor="#8DAED3">
<p class="header">Division of Whatever and Something</p></td> 
<td bgcolor="#8DAED3" valign="center">
<form>
<input type="text" name="Search">
<input type="button" name="search" value="Search">
</form>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">

<div id="navcontainer">
<ul id="navlist">
<li id="active"><a href="#" id="current">DFS Internet</a></li>
<li><a href="#">DFS Intranet</a></li>
<li><a href="#">HR Vantage</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Rehabilitation and Liquidation Internet</a></li>
</ul>
</div> 
	</td></tr>
</table>


Thanks!
Rich

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/8/2004 18:02:53   
Have you collapsed your borders?

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/8/2004 18:29:47   
No I haven't. I didn't see that as an option. Would you please tell me about it.

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/8/2004 19:56:52   
Well I did the border-collapse and still have a small space. Would using a background image for that whole row be a good alternative?

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/9/2004 7:34:41   
It's getting closer. Can you post the code you're using for your include so I can take a look at it?

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/10/2004 8:45:59   
Thanks! Sorry I didn't get back to you yesterday. The little one had her adenoids taken out and tubes put in. So I was playing nurse maid all day. 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE html
PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" lang="en-US">
<head>
<title></title>
<meta name="description" content="" />
<meta name="keywords" content="" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../fp_mariner.css"/>
<style>
</style>
</head>
<body>
<!--begin content -->

<table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="100%" align="center"><tr><td colspan="1" bgcolor="#8DAED3">
<p class="header">Division of Whatever and Something</p></td>

<td bgcolor="#8DAED3" valign="center">
<form>
<input type="text" name="Search">
<input type="button" name="search" value="Search">
</form>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">

<div id="navcontainer">
<ul id="navlist">
<li id="active"><a href="#" id="current">DFS Internet</a></li>
<li><a href="#">DFS Intranet</a></li>
<li><a href="#">HR Vantage</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Rehabilitation and Liquidation Internet</a></li>
</ul>
</div> 
	</td></tr>
</table>

</body>
</html>


Thanks!
Rich

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/10/2004 11:16:02   
Replace

quote:

<table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="100%" align="center">


with

<table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="100%" align="center" cellspacing="0">

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/10/2004 13:39:48   
Thanks! I'll try it when I can get to the server. Crazy day.
:)

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/14/2004 11:56:34   
No dice on that one. These are the things that drive me nuts. I know it is just one little tweek I'm missing.

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/14/2004 14:00:10   
I think its something in the style sheet. I'll take a look at it.

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/14/2004 15:18:05   
Must be in the style sheet. I pulled all that code into FP and tweaked it. It was working fine. You can mail me the style sheet if you are totally stuck.

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/14/2004 17:30:05   
Thanks!

Let me bang the code against my forehead for a while. If I need to I'll send it to you.

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/14/2004 17:35:25   
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Let me bang the code against my forehead for a while

does that work????? i use a hammer which doesnt tho it feels great when i stop!!!!

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  		RE: Need some ideas for Pizzazz? - 6/15/2004 8:53:56   
You ever take a stick and put it in your eye? I hate it when that happens.

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