IV. INSERTING AND USING TABLES

IV. INSERTING AND USING TABLES
A. WHY USE TABLES
Tables help you divide the space on your page. They are similar to tables in Word or
Excel but can be used in much more flexible ways. Tables give you the option of making
your page a fixed size or making it fit to the user's window the best it can. Tables also
guarantee that the location of your text and images does not change when seen on screen with different resolutions or in different Web browsers.
B. HOW TO INSERT A TABLE
To insert a table, follow these steps:
1. In the main menu, click Insert > Table. (See Fig. 3)
2. Insert the amount of Table Rows and Columns
3. Set Table width to between 600 and 800 pixels.
4. Set Border thickness. To have a visible border type in 1 or higher, to have no
border type in 0.
5. Cell padding adds room inside of a cell. Enter 0 for no space or a number to
Increase the space.
6. Cell spacing adds space between cells. Enter 0 for no space or a number to
Increase the space.
7. Click OK.
C. PROPERTIES OF TABLES
Properties of a Table Itself
If you click on one of the table borders, you can view your table properties in the
Properties window.In the top section of this window (Fig.4) you can:
• name your table;
• change the number of rows and columns in the table;
• change the width and height of the table,
• Change the Cell Pad: this is the number of pixels that come between the border
of cells and the content of cells.
• Change the Cell Space: this is the number of pixels that come between the
borders of each cell.
• Change the alignment: this is the position of the table on the left or right edge, or
in the center of the page.
• Change the border: this is the number of pixels that make up the thickness of cell
borders.
In the bottom section of this window (Fig. 4 above) you can:
• Clear and convert table widths and heights.
• Change the background color of the whole table.
• Insert a background image for the whole table.
• Change the border color.