# \#layout **URL:** https://discourse.softpress.com/tag/layout/7.md [Latest](https://discourse.softpress.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.softpress.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.softpress.com/tags.md) --- ## [Multiple Non-Scrolling Backgrounds](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/multiple-non-scrolling-backgrounds/25667)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/multiple-non-scrolling-backgrounds/25667 "2013-09-03T10:28:47Z")
Freeway now offers a simple way to achieve non-scrolling backgrounds without the use of any Actions or coding. Note that this cannot be done in any version earlier than 6.1 (Pro) without resorting to custom CSS. Using a… --- ## [Grouping Items in Freeway](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/grouping-items-in-freeway/25666)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/grouping-items-in-freeway/25666 "2011-09-23T09:40:10Z")
Grouping items into a single "group item" is a commonly used feature of Freeway, but there are some aspects which customers may find confusing - especially if they don't understand the concepts of parent/child relationsh… --- ## [Designing with Grids](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/designing-with-grids/25665)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/designing-with-grids/25665 "2010-10-28T11:53:14Z")
Ever wondered what it is about some sites that makes them look clean, coherent and professional? One of the main reasons is so simple it almost seems unlikely, a grid. Simply making sure elements in your site line up wit… --- ## [Creating an "Accordion" in Freeway](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/creating-an-accordion-in-freeway/25664)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/creating-an-accordion-in-freeway/25664 "2009-11-25T11:25:51Z")
An "Accordion" is a great way to have a lot of information on a page without making the page too long. This is because an accordion will display a section of text only when a heading is clicked on. Clicking on another he… --- ## [Using a Marquee in Freeway](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/using-a-marquee-in-freeway/25663)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/using-a-marquee-in-freeway/25663 "2009-10-14T11:40:55Z")
There are two meanings to the word "marquee" - one is the display of a moving line of HTML text, the other describes how to select multiple items with a "selection marquee". This latter term is simply the method of clic… --- ## [Centered pages jump to the left when a vertical scrollbar appears](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/centered-pages-jump-to-the-left-when-a-vertical-scrollbar-appears/25662)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/centered-pages-jump-to-the-left-when-a-vertical-scrollbar-appears/25662 "2009-04-29T11:50:54Z")
If your website is centered in the browser window, and some of your pages are much shorter than others, you may have noticed pages jumping from left to right by about 10 or so pixels when navigating between pages. Thi… --- ## [Changing an item on a Master page doesn't take effect on the site pages](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/changing-an-item-on-a-master-page-doesnt-take-effect-on-the-site-pages/25661)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/changing-an-item-on-a-master-page-doesnt-take-effect-on-the-site-pages/25661 "2009-04-29T10:25:58Z")
Freeway's Master pages are great for ensuring you have consistency for common items throughout your site, and they help to speed up productivity. However, we occasionally get queries from Freeway users who want to know w… --- ## [Using a Favicon on Your Site](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/using-a-favicon-on-your-site/25660)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/using-a-favicon-on-your-site/25660 "2009-04-21T11:30:34Z")
Favicons are very popular these days. A favicon is a tiny custom graphic displayed in the URL bar of web browser which can help brand a site. See the screenshot below. These are very easy to use on your web site by … --- ## [Overflowed HTML Items](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/overflowed-html-items/25659)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 10:22am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/overflowed-html-items/25659 "2009-04-21T10:22:06Z")
People new to web design are often confused by the term "overflow" - yet it is a core part of understanding how HTML works when designing a web site. If you receive an error message when publishing a Freeway file (by ei… --- ## [Parent and Child Items - The Basics](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/parent-and-child-items-the-basics/25658)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/parent-and-child-items-the-basics/25658 "2009-04-21T09:51:54Z")
There may be times when you need to use items embedded inside other items - for which we use the terms "parent" and "child" (or "children"), where the parent is the container item and the child is the item used inside th… --- ## [Centering the Page in the Browser](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/centering-the-page-in-the-browser/25655)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 10:03am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/centering-the-page-in-the-browser/25655 "2008-11-24T10:03:42Z")
To center your pages in Freeway select the Master page or page you want centered and select Center from the Align option in the Inspector palette. Remeber, if you have a background image on the page then this will also … --- ## [Making a Page Footer](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/making-a-page-footer/25657)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 4:45am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/making-a-page-footer/25657 "2008-09-25T04:45:07Z")
If you are using Freeway Express then the easiest way to do this is to place an HTML item at the bottom of your page that will act as the footer. Because there are no layers in Express the footer item will always stay at… --- ## [Making an Item Stretch the Width of the Page](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/making-an-item-stretch-the-width-of-the-page/25656)
**Author:** [@Softpress](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Softpress)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/making-an-item-stretch-the-width-of-the-page/25656 "2008-09-25T04:44:05Z")
There are two ways to do this, all of which require the page to have their Align option set to None. The first method is to draw a non-layer HTML item the width of your page. Give it a color or border so you can see …