On Monday, 1 Nov 2010 11:05:33 +1300 Barry Carlson wrote: "My fault in not explaining that - all browsers are not created equal. I don't intend to turn this into a "browser war", but........." Thank you Barry. I believe I've got the picture! I appear to have dipped my toe into hot water and I don't think I want to go in any deeper just yet! Having "googled" around a bit and looked back through these very pages, I see we are already well into the throes of a raging "browser war". The arguments are all far too esoteric and/or deep for me! So, cowardly though it may seem, I shall immediately withdraw and look on with interest from the safety of the sidelines. Meanwhile however, I shall take your advice and install a few more browsers - just to see how they compare. I'll continue using your example page 'simple-table.html', if you would kindly leave it there for a few more days? I shall report back to you in due course, if I may. I note that Pat Geary in her contribution to this thread, (thank you Pat) - also recommends having several browsers to check our family web sites and to see how they display. A good idea. I have just obtained Microsoft's Expression Web 4 suite to help me construct my site. I don't really know how to use it properly yet, despite the excellent tutorials - (thanks again Pat), but I shall look forward to using the special preview application she mentions for checking browser compatibility. Perhaps it will even help me to find the right "lens" with which to view the world - who knows? Derek