Working With Dreamweaver 4

PROPERTIES OF TABLES

If you click on one of the table borders, you can view your table properties in the

Properties

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In the top section of this window (

• name your table;

• change the number of rows and columns in the table;

• change the width and height of the table,

• using percent: this will make the table expand and contract as the user changes the size of the window,

• using pixels: this will make the table a set number of pixels no

matter what size the user's window is (there are 72 pixels/inch);

• change the

border of cells and the content of cells.

• change the

borders of each cell.

• change the alignment: this is the position of the table on the left or right edge,

or in the center of the page.

• change the border: this is the number of pixels that make up the thickness of

cell borders.

In the bottom section of this window (

• Clear and convert table widths and heights.

• Change the background color of the whole table.

• Insert a background image for the whole table.

• Change the border color.

Fig.10: Table Properties Window)Fig.10) you can:Cell Pad: this is the number of pixels that come between theCell Space: this is the number of pixels that come between theFig.10) you can:

Properties of Cells Inside Table

Once the properties of the table have been set, you can also adjust the properties of

individual cells within the table by clicking inside the cell (

In the top section of this window you can format the text inside the table cell. In the

bottom section of this window you can:

• Merge and split cells (this will be explained in the layout section).

• Change the alignment of the content horizontally and vertically.

• Change the width and the height of the cell (numbers alone represent

pixels, add a percent sign to make the cell a certain percentage of thewhole table).

Fig.11).window.