Editing table properties

After creating a table in a Web page, you can change table properties, such as alignment, width, height, cell padding, border style, color, and others.

Create a table.

To change these attributes:

1. Move the cursor into a cell.

2. In the Properties view, click the Table tab.

   

3. Use the

   Alignment drop-down list to select the table's alignment on the page.

4. If text is flowing around the table, select the location of the table in the text flow in the

   Text flow drop-down list. For example, if you select

   Left, the table will be positioned to the left of the text..

5. To assign the table a fixed width and height, specify Width and Height in pixels. Type a pixel value (300, for example) in the field on the left, and select pixels from the list box to the right of the field.

6. To change the table width and height to fit the screen size of a Web browser, specify Width and Height as a percentage. Type a percentage ratio from 1 through 100 (or more, if desired) in the field on the left, and select % from the drop-down list to the right of the field.

7. To hide table borders, delete the value in the

   Border field. The table border appears as a dotted line in the Design page, although it will not be displayed in a Web browser.

8. To change the spacing outside the cells, specify the size of the white space around each cell in

   Spacing.

9. To change the cell padding, specify the size of the white space between borders and content in

   Padding.

10. To add wallpaper to the background of a table, click the Browse button next to the

    Background Image field, and select an image file. You can also import a background image into the project.

11. To add color to a table, click the Browse colors button. You have the following options:

    • Select one of the predefined colors.

    • Select Browse to open the Color dialog box. In addition to choosing from among the color options, you can create a color by clicking the

      Define Custom Colors push button.

    • Select

      Color picker to select a color from anywhere on the screen.

12. To add a caption to a table, in the

    Caption field, select either Top or Bottom to identify where the caption should appear. When you return to editing the table, you can add the caption text.

 

Related tasks

Adding tables to Web pages

Creating and deleting a table in a Web page

Manipulating columns and rows in Web page tables

Editing cell properties

Joining and splitting cells

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