Hello Friends I wanted to know if there is a standard dimension for a website? i.e a width and a height that should be used Thanks
Not really... I usually do mine at around 950px wide... so basically optimised for a 1024 resolution but accommodate for a scrollbar and maye a little extra room
you can always do it as a percentage of the user's screen width to accommodation different resolutions. just use something like width="100%"
I don't think setting up a fixed page height is a common practice, flexible height is what you need to use instead.
The general standard now is 960px to accommodate for 1024,768 resolution. You can always make the width a percentage though to accommodate different sized screens.
Ideally, fluid widths are the way to go, but I find it very hard to design layouts that are going to be an infinite width and still retain a coherent design that doesn't look tacky. I recommend starting off with fixed widths and shoot for 960px - visible area that anyone who matters will see. Anything past those edges will be in a maybe they see it maybe they don't territory. Because nobody wants to side scroll.
I rarely used liquid websites (Websites that have a width determined by %) - I start with a canvas in Photoshop that is 1200 x 900 pixels. This allows me to see a little background either side of the design. I then try and get the main width of the website around 950 - 980 pixels wide. Like the others are saying, this is safe for people with 1024 x 768 resolution, which is still fairly common.
I still stick with around 800px width for sites as so many companies are still using old computers. So for usability stick with around 800px and test for IE6+ If your target audience is more specific, then go for a wider site. There's no set limit, only recommendations.
960 is generally accepted for fixed width pages. Statistics show that screen resolutions less than 1024 are fairly uncommon (1-5%, depending)... see http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_display.asp.