Tables.
The table is the most concise, direct, and efficient tool for displaying certain types of data.
Table tags
<table> .... </table>
declare the table
<th> .... </th>
define a table row header We will NOT be using this!
<tr> ....... </tr>
define a table row
<td> ........ </td>
surrounds the actual table data.
Latest html versions allow for others but we will not be going into those.
Table attributes:
align, bgcolor, border, cell spacing , cell padding, style, width
width - percentage vs pixels!
Table header attributes:
char, width
Table row attributes:
align, char, valign
Table data attributes:
align, bgcolor, colspan, rowspan, style,
valign, width, nowrap
colspan & rowspan
Nesting tables
Tables can be nested inside another table cell by coding the entire nested table between the <td> ..</td> tags.
It is critical to nest your tables properly and make use of a good indenting style!!