adjust the dimension

[AJE]

How do we adjust the dimension settings for our page? I would like to have the body middle larger than outer for viewing.

[AlumniClub]

Are you talking about the profiles? Most of the site should automatically have the center as the largest section. I believe in the profiles, however, if you put a sidebar block in the center it might condense the variable width blocks. Try moving the blocks to the right or left sidebar and then put them back in the center one at a time to figure out which one might be making your center column too skinny.

[AJE]

I believe yes in our Private Profiles. Thanks for the information.

[AlumniClub]

It looks like you can change the width of the right and left side columns, but not the middle column.

If you are on your profile page and logged into, go to Style Editor > Edit Current Style

Click the "Body" button. Options for the body of the page will appear

Under "Column Widths", you can change the width of the right and left column. They default to 220 pixels. If you make these numbers larger, the right and left colum widths increase and the center column gets narrower.

If you make the side columns smaller, the center area stays the same.

Entering numbers in "Page Padding" adds space around all of your profile blocks. Entering numbers in "Spacing Between Blocks" adds space between the blocks.

I played with various numbers in the "Column Widths" area and I think they look best at 220. I do like a bit more padding between my blocks though, so I have "16" in the "Spacing Between Blocks" field.

I am writing a tutorial on customizing profiles right now! If you have questions related to custom profile designs, please post your questions to this thread. I'll work your questions into the tutorial.