In this exercise we are going to make a web page containing tables. Tables on Web sites are used to present information in a particular way and are by far the most popular way to layout a web page.

To create a table click table>insert or click the inset table shortcut.

 The table wizard opens and lets you choose the size of the table number columns, rows etc of the table . The table picture in the right pane changes as you adjust the settings.  

Create a table with the following settings:

width= 400,height=200,columns=2,rows=2,cell spacing =15, cell padding=20 border=1.

What the settings mean

• width-  measured either as a percentage of page i.e 100% or in pixels.
• Height-  measured either as a percentage of page i.e 100% or in pixels.
• Columns-
• Rows-
• Cell spacing- the spacing between the cells themselves. Shown in red in the image below
• Cell padding- the space between the cell border and the text inside the cell. Shown as blue rectangles in the image below
• Border- The thickness of the border- setting to zero makes the border invisible.

The image above illustrates a 2 column 2 row table. I have set the cell spacing to 15 (pixels) and the cell padding to 20 (pixels) for illustration only.

To type in the cell click inside the cell and type. Label the cells as in the picture above.

Continued--->

• Make a web page-main Page
• Exercise 1 Web page including tables
• Exercise 3 Web page with bookmarks and links.

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