At my wit's end! Please help with positioning...

i need positioning few elements within page. here link page far http://www.centerstagebiloxi.org/temp.html

notice in firefox , ie can scroll page right , down , divs have set span 100% of page drop off. can see dark gray background. want not have scroll whatsoever, , colored divs go way end of page. please help. here css:

 

body {
    background-color: #454445;
    }

 

/*===== dark green panel =====*/

 

div.greenpanel {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 1;
    left: 0px;
    top: 0px;
    width: 50%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: #768d3b;
}

 

/*===== light green background=====*/

 

div.greenbackground {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 2;
    left: 0px;
    top: 200px;
    width: 100%;
    height: 696px;
    background-color: #bac59c;
}

/*===== welcome bar =====*/

 

div.welcomebar {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 6;
    left: 15%;
    top: 200px;
    width: 100%;
    height: 30px;
    background-color: #f95d04;   
    margin: 0px;
    padding: 0px;
    background-image:  url(file:///c|/users/dslatten/documents/david%27s%20stuff/websites/center%20stage%20theat re/images/welcomebar-home.png);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

 

/*===== navigation bar ======*/

 

div.topbar {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 7;
    left: 0px;
    top: 175px;
    width: 100%;
    height: 25px;
    background-color: #98a96b;   
    text-align: center;
    font-family: "gill sans mt condensed";
    font-size: 1.1em;
    padding-top: 3px;
    color: #ffffff;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
}

 

div.topbar ul {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 1px 5px;
    list-style-type: none;
    text-align: center;
    background-color: #98a96b;
    }

 

div.topbar ul li { 
    display: inline;
    }

 

div.topbar ul li {
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 3.9 15 1;
    color: #ffffff;
    background-color: #98a96b;
    }

 

div.topbar ul li a:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
    background-color: #768d3b;
    }

 

/*===== content layer =====*/

 

.contentlayer {
    position: absolute;
    left: 15%;
    top: 230px;
    width: 70%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 8;
    font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: small;
    color: 454445;
    text-align: center;
    background-color: #ffffff;
}

liquid header , footer.

http://alt-web.com/templates/i-page-with-floats.shtml

 

equal height columns (faux colums)

http://alt-web.com/templates/2-column-fixed-width-template.shtml

 

 

nancy o.
alt-web design & publishing
web | graphics | print | media  specialists
http://alt-web.com/
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