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Option

Meaning

Specify width

Width of table, amount of Web 

page that table consumes

We can specify table width 

in pixels

, which is a fixed value, or 

in percent

, 

which allows for more flexibility. For example, we could set the table to 

occupy 50% of the Web page no matter what size the browser window. 

Designing tables to use proportional widths is better practice because it 

assures that the table will adjust to modify the display of different users and 

their display devices.

We don't want it to appear obvious that the table is in fact a table so we'll set 

the Border value, Cell padding, and Cell spacing to zero. Keep in mind that 

any of these table settings can be changed after the table has been inserted.

1.

Use the following information to define the Table settings:

Property

Setting

Rows

2

Columns

2

Alignment

Center

Width

75 In percent

Cell padding

0

Cell spacing

0

Border size

0

2.

To insert the table,

You see the table in the home page.

Adding a New Row

Eventually 

index.htm

 will contain two relative links, an absolute link to an 

external site, and a logo. We want one link in each cell of the second column, 

so let's add two more rows to the table. There are several ways to add a new 

row or column to a table. We could modify the table from the Menu bar, but 

let's see how to use context sensitive menus to quickly modify table 

properties.

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