When I create a table with two columns text on both sides are in the middle. But if I want to have both texts start at the top instead of centered top to bottom where I have to carriage return things constantly to get them to line up, how do I do that? (does that even make sense?)

Will you show us the code you have and explain which part it is you are having problems with?

You may be wanting

<td valign="middle">

But, better to do it with CSS.

Wouldn't it be

<td valign="top">

to get them to both align at the top instead of centered top to bottom?

Although I agree, it would be better to use

<div id="right"> and <div id="left">

for the appropriate columns on the page with entries in the css stylesheet like this

#left {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;
    left: 20px;
    width: 269px;
    background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
#right {
    position: absolute;
    top: 12px;
    left: 389px;
    width: 300px;
    background-color: #FFFFFF;
}

Ugh.,..so much has changed. I have no idea how to use a CSS. Basically on my page, I have a table. Even if I set it to align at the top, they both jump to the top. Then I add an image to one side and text to another. When I preview it in the browser they are not even at the top. It appears as if the image in the left column is one carriage return down in alignment compared to the right column which has text in it. Does that make sense?

NM, I think I figured it out...still lost about the CSS though. I guess I should learn how to do that.