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css position element in a link - help

I have a "see details" link over in the bottom right of a table cell -
exactly were I want it. But when I resize the browser window to make it
smaller and squish it together the link does not stay in its cell but
goes left crashing into content.

How do I keep it wrapping but still hugging the right wall of the
rightmost cell? Using Mozilla. I have the code below - you'll see.

Thanks

<html>
<table border 1px>
<tr>
<td>Configurati on Management System</td>
<td><ahref=http ://ms.fc.na.bz/>http://ms.fc.na.bz/</a></td>
<td>Source for configuration management documents and drawings from
many projects. These are primarily engineering design documents. Each
Directorate must be searched separately... <a STYLE="position : absolute;
right: 20px; color:red;" href=details. php?id=3&Type_v iew=
detail&Type_Sub mit=&key_word= > see details</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<html>
Jul 21 '05 #1
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> I have a "see details" link over in the bottom right of a table cell
-
exactly were I want it. But when I resize the browser window to make it smaller and squish it together the link does not stay in its cell but
goes left crashing into content.
How do I keep it wrapping but still hugging the right wall of the
rightmost cell?


float:right ?

Jul 21 '05 #2

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