Changing pixels into cm, points or picas for creating a table in microsoft word to import into dreamweaver?

Question

I have created a website in dreamweaver for a school by using tables. Each class teacher would like to create their own page but most of them are technophobes. So I would like to create a template table for them in word which is the equivalent of 500 pixels wide, so that this can be imported into the main area on the webpage. but I am confused about how to calculate this and convert the width into a measurement compatible with ms word.
The resolution of the website is 1024 by 768 pixels i dont know if this affects things.

Please help.

Answer 1

Create a table in dreamweaver as you want it to appear on the website.
2. Fill that table with some dummy info like 'write here' or something sensible that teachers can understand when they are going to edit.
3. Copy Table from dreamweaver into Word.
4. Remember to set dreamweaver table width and heights in centimeters
5. pate the table in word and see if it is any different. If it is different try to change those default settings as well.
6. Another way around is to see if the table in word gets imported properly or not.

If I were you I would have changed all the heights and widths into percentages and copy table from dreamweaver to word. I will use a dreamweaver template but keep the whole table as editable. Then copy paste all the tables back from word. [assuming there are 10-15 class teachers only]

Answer 2

Dreamweaver can update using information from databases; if the teachers can be persuaded to use Access to input the info then Dreamweaver could update the page using that info.
Other than that; the easy way is to just create the table template in Word.
Then copy and paste the info from each cell into Dreamweaver and edit the width, height etc. Forget transferring the entire table in one go.
If you're lucky then maybe the whole thing will copy and paste anyway!

If the teachers really can't insert the info into Access or a Dreamweaver template; then you're going to be stuck editing the whole site for them.

Answer 3

There is one reason why you won't get you answer here:
- One pixel is the size of a single dot in your computer screen that the computer is allowed to work with, or in a simpler word "One pixel is the size of a computer screen, divided by the screen resolution" (and note that anyone can easily change the resolution of a monitor). Different monitor has different length for pixel.

But you should know that Microsoft Word can do their work in pixel too, and Dreamweaver can design site in cm too. So either you tell them to do their work in pixel, or you create the template in cm. The reason Word an Dreamweaver can do this is because Word and browsers would calculate first the width according to the viewers' monitor's height and width and resolution.

Answer 4

centimeters is best for that sort of job....