Yes it's going to be an email newsletter. I fixed the mistakes but by doing so everything fell out of place - for some reason the white background is no longer following.
I'm a complete novice which is why I thought using a template would be simple but it's providing to be more difficult than anticipated.
Thanks for your help btw
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
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<title>Academic Services Newsletter</title>
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<style type="text/css">
/* What it does: Remove spaces around the email design added by some email clients. */
/* Beware: It can remove the padding / margin and add a background color to the compose a reply window. */
html, body {
margin: 0 !important;
padding: 0 !important;
height: 100% !important;
width: 100% !important;
}
/* What it does: Stops email clients resizing small text. */
* {
-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}
/* What it does: Forces Outlook.com to display emails full width. */
.ExternalClass {
width: 100%;
}
/* What is does: Centers email on Android 4.4 */
div[style*="margin: 16px 0"] {
margin: 0 !important;
}
/* What it does: Stops Outlook from adding extra spacing to tables. */
table, td {
mso-table-lspace: 0pt !important;
mso-table-rspace: 0pt !important;
}
/* What it does: Fixes webkit padding issue. Fix for Yahoo mail table alignment bug. Applies table-layout to the first 2 tables then removes for anything nested deeper. */
table {
border-spacing: 0 !important;
border-collapse: collapse !important;
table-layout: fixed !important;
margin: 0 auto !important;
}
table table table {
table-layout: auto;
text-align: left;
}
/* What it does: Uses a better rendering method when resizing images in IE. */
img {
-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;
}
/* What it does: Overrides styles added when Yahoo's auto-senses a link. */
.yshortcuts a {
border-bottom: none !important;
}
/* What it does: Another work-around for iOS meddling in triggered links. */
a[x-apple-data-detectors] {
color: inherit !important;
}
</style>
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<style type="text/css">
/* What it does: Hover styles for buttons */
.button-td,
.button-a {
transition: all 100ms ease-in;
}
.button-td:hover,
.button-a:hover {
background: #555555 !important;
border-color: #555555 !important;
}
/* Media Queries */
@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
.email-container {
width: 100% !important;
}
/* What it does: Forces elements to resize to the full width of their container. Useful for resizing images beyond their max-width. */
.fluid,
.fluid-centered {
max-width: 100% !important;
height: auto !important;
margin-left: auto !important;
margin-right: auto !important;
}
/* And center justify these ones. */
.fluid-centered {
margin-left: auto !important;
margin-right: auto !important;
}
/* What it does: Forces table cells into full-width rows. */
.stack-column,
.stack-column-center {
display: block !important;
width: 100% !important;
max-width: 100% !important;
direction: ltr !important;
}
/* And center justify these ones. */
.stack-column-center {
text-align: center !important;
}
/* What it does: Generic utility class for centering. Useful for images, buttons, and nested tables. */
.center-on-narrow {
text-align: center !important;
display: block !important;
margin-left: auto !important;
margin-right: auto !important;
float: none !important;
}
table.center-on-narrow {
display: inline-block !important;
}
}
</style>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="100%" style="margin: 0;" yahoo="yahoo">
<table bgcolor="#e0e0e0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
<tr>
<td><center style="width: 100%;">
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<div style="display:none;font-size:1px;line-height:1px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;mso-hide:all;font-family: sans-serif;"> Your August Newsletter </div>
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<table align="center" width="600" class="email-container">
<tr> </tr>
</table>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="600" class="email-container">
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<tr> </tr>
</table>
<img src="Banner idea 2.jpg" alt=""/>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="600" class="email-container">
<tr>
<td class="full-width-image"><p><strong style="color: #B43335; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: right;"> August 2017</strong></p></td>
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<td style="padding: 10px; text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; mso-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 20px; color: #472CA2;"><span style="text-align: left"><strong style="color: #000000">Wellbeing tip of the month: </strong>Work better, not harder. Make sure you take your annual leave throughout the year, to help you take a well deserved break when you may need it the most</span>. <br>
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<td background="users/jonescz/pictures/building.jpg" bgcolor="#222222" valign="middle" style="text-align: left; background-position: center center !important; background-size: cover !important;"><!--[if gte mso 9]>
<v:rect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:600px;height:175px; background-position: center center !important;">
<v:fill type="tile" src="assets/Responsive/Image_600x230.png" color="#222222" />
<v:textbox inset="0,0,0,0">
<![endif]-->
<div>
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr> </tr>
</table>
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr> </tr>
</table>
</div>
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</v:textbox>
</v:rect>
<![endif]--></td>
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<td align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="padding: 5px;"><h1 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Team Spotlight</h1>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%">
</table></td>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td dir="ltr" align="center" valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 10px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="66.66%" class="stack-column-center"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td dir="ltr" valign="top" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; mso-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 20px; color: #555555; padding: 10px; text-align: left;" class="center-on-narrow"><strong>The Armed Forces needs you</strong>: <br>
Learn more about how you can advance and develop your skills to compliment your day job with the Army Reserves on Tuesday 27 January. <br>
<br>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="center-on-narrow" style="float:left;">
<tr>
<td style="border-radius: 3px; background: #222222; text-align: center;" class="button-td"><a href="http://www.google.com" style="background: #222222; border: 15px solid #222222; padding: 0 10px;color: #ffffff; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; display: block; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: bold;" class="button-a">
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Sign Up
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</a></td>
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</table>
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</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td dir="rtl" align="center" valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 10px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="66.66%" class="stack-column-center"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td dir="ltr" valign="top" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; mso-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 20px; color: #555555; padding: 10px; text-align: left;" class="center-on-narrow"><strong>Membership online survey:</strong><br>
Your chance to win a £20 Amazon voucher. Take part in a quick and easy online survey which focuses on external membership (i.e. external professional bodies and membership associations). <br>
<br>
<!-- Button : Begin -->
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="center-on-narrow" style="float:left;">
<tr>
<td style="border-radius: 3px; background: #222222; text-align: center;" class="button-td"><a href="http://www.google.com" style="background: #222222; border: 15px solid #222222; padding: 0 10px;color: #ffffff; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; display: block; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: bold;" class="button-a">
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Read More
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</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
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</tr>
</table>
<h1 style="text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif;">News</h1>
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr> </tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
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<tr> <td dir="rtl" align="center" valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0px;"><img src="../../../Downloads/BU-BRA-025.jpg" alt="center"/>
<tr>
<td dir="rtl" align="center" valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 10px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="66.66%" class="stack-column-center"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td dir="ltr" valign="top" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; mso-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 20px; color: #555555; padding: 10px; text-align: left;" class="center-on-narrow"><strong>Membership online survey:</strong><br>
Your chance to win a £20 Amazon voucher. Take part in a quick and easy online survey which focuses on external membership (i.e. external professional bodies and membership associations). <br>
<br>
<!-- Button : Begin -->
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="center-on-narrow" style="float:left;">
<tr>
<td style="border-radius: 3px; background: #222222; text-align: center;" class="button-td"><a href="http://www.google.com" style="background: #222222; border: 15px solid #222222; padding: 0 10px;color: #ffffff; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; display: block; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: bold;" class="button-a">
<!--[if mso]> <![endif]-->
Read More
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</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- Button : END --></td>
<tr>
<td dir="rtl" width="100%" style="padding: 10px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="66.66%><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px; mso-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 20px; color: #555555; padding: 10px; text-align: left;" class="center-on-narrow"><strong>Membership online survey:</strong><br>
Your chance to win a £20 Amazon voucher. Take part in a quick and easy online survey which focuses on external membership (i.e. external professional bodies and membership associations). <br>
<br>
<!-- Button : Begin -->
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="center-on-narrow" style="float:left;">
<tr>
<td style="border-radius: 3px; background: #222222; text-align: center;" class="button-td"><a href="http://www.google.com" style="background: #222222; border: 15px solid #222222; padding: 0 10px;color: #ffffff; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; display: block; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: bold;" class="button-a">
<!--[if mso]> <![endif]-->
Read More
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</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<p><table><h1 style="text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif;">Events</h1></table>
</p></tr>
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
</table></table></td>
<br>
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<p style="font-weight: bold; font-family: sans-serif;">Events which are happening on campus</p>
<p><span style="font-family: sans-serif">Cadbury Research Event: <span style="font-weight: bold">12/10/17</span> Read More</span><br>
<span style="font-family: sans-serif">Walk or Cycle to work day: <span style="font-weight: bold">29/11/2017</span> Read More</span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif;">Opportunities</h1>
</tr>
</table>
<img src="../../../Downloads/HA-CON-006.jpg" alt="center"/>
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr> </tr>
</table>
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<br>
TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT
<h1 style="font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">Puzzles</h1>
<p>insert amazing puzzles here</p>
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<table align="center" width="600" class="email-container">
<tr>
<td style="padding: 40px 10px;width: 100%;font-size: 12px; font-family: sans-serif; mso-height-rule: exactly; line-height:18px; text-align: center; color: #888888;"><webversion style="color: #422078; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">View as a Web Page</webversion>
<br>
<br>
<span style="color: #422078"> Insert name</span><br>
<span class="mobile-link--footer" style="color: #422078">Insert Address</span> <br>
<br>
<unsubscribe style="color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;">unsubscribe</unsubscribe></td>
</tr>
</table>
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Despite Nancy's correct suggestion, I can see why you want to choose to use one of the templates included in Dreamweaver.
If that is the case, start a new document with a fresh copy of the template and perform the following steps
If you run into problems, please come back here.