The Box Model Problem

By: John Gallant, Holly Bergevin, on Tuesday, June 3, 2003
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When breaking out of using tables and moving toward using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) positioning for laying out elements on a page, it is important to become familiar with the W3C Box Model. At first, the box model may be confusing, but it is a necessary concept to grasp. Unfortunately, simply understanding the W3C box model is not the only thing you need to make your web pages look similar in different browsers. Come along as we explore the Box Model, the browsers that get it wrong, and what to do about them.