Virtually any type of layout is possible using tables, and frames allow you to add non-scrolling regions and save download time for elements you want to display on all pages. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator offer similar functionality in these areas, but introduce differences you'll have to work around. I'll talk about how to make tables and frames work in both browsers as I answer the questions listed below. I'm using image maps, but they load very slowly. Use tables instead, and fill each table cell with portions of your image.
Users see URL targets as they mouse over images.
Even with images turned off, users see a nice ALT text layout in Internet Explorer 2.0 and 3.0, and the table is usable before all, or any, of the images load. In Internet Explorer 3.0, users can see tooltips when mousing over an image. Back to top I'd like to try tables as a page layout tool. Using tables as a page layout tool requires a different approach than using tables for text. When I change the size of the browser window, my images pull apart.