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Section 15: Web Authoring
Mark Nicholls – ICT Lounge
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Task 9 – Laying out the page with a table
Below the heading, create a table which has 4 rows and 2 columns.
Merge the cells to create the table as
shown to the right:
Set the cell padding for the table to 3.
Set the cell spacing for the table to 5
Set the width of the table to 100%
Set the table border to 2.
Set the table background colour to light yellow.
9.1
– Creating and formatting a table – How to do it:
Tables are used to provide the layout for a web page. Tables can be formatted to
alter row / column numbers, background colours, widths, border thickness etc.
Inserting the table:
To insert a new table you would do
the following:
1.
Click Table
2.
Click Insert
3.
Click Table
Formatting the table:
1.
In the table properties window you can set
all of the required table formatting such as:
Row and column numbers
Width (in percent)
Cell Padding / Cell Spacing
Border size and Background colour
2.
When you have set the table up correctly
click OK