Laying out a form with tables
Tables are an easy way to lay out Web pages and are especially effective when adding input fields for a form.
To create an HTML table within a form area and use it for layout, complete the following steps
- Move the cursor into the form area.
- Select
Table | Insert Table
- Type the number of rows and columns in the table, based on your anticipated form design.
- Click OK.
- Hide the table frame by changing the value in the Border field to zero in the properties view.
- Insert text and images, or add another table to complete the form layout, and then add input fields.
To create a free layout table within a form area and use it for layout:
- Move the cursor into the form area.
- Drag and drop a free layout table to your form from the
HTML Tags drawer of the palette.
- To add text to the table, drag and drop a
Text Cell from the palette. Type text inside the cell.
- Add form and input fields by dragging and dropping them from the Form Tags drawer of the palette.
Related tasks
Creating and deleting a table in a Web page
Manipulating columns and rows in Web page tables