To create a table, click Insert table in the HTML editor toolbar. The Insert/edit table screen appears. After you create a table, you can select it and click Insert table to edit its properties. We recommend only users familiar with HTML and CSS style elements adjust the properties on the Advanced tab.
General Tab
Screen Item |
Description |
Cols |
Enter the number of columns. |
Cellpadding |
Enter the amount of space to appear between the ruled line and the content of a cell in the table. |
Alignment |
Select the horizontal alignment of the table. You can select Left, Center, Right, or Not Set. |
Width |
Enter the pixel dimensions to use for the cells. |
Class |
Select the CSS class to apply. |
Table caption |
Select this checkbox to display a caption at the top of the table. To remove the table caption, clear the checkbox or delete its code in HTML mode. |
Rows |
Enter the number of rows. |
Cellspacing |
Enter the amount of space to appear between cells of the table. |
Border |
Enter the width, in pixels, of a border around the table. To display the table with no border, enter “0”. |
Height |
Enter the pixel dimensions to use for the cell. |
Advanced Tab
Screen Item |
Description |
Id |
Enter a unique identifier for the table. |
Summary |
Enter a summary of the table, such as for speech-synthesizing or non-visual browsers. |
Style |
Enter the CSS class to apply to the table. |
Language code |
Enter the language code for text in the table, such as “en-US” for United States English. This allows the browser to render content more meaningfully based on accepted cultural practice for the specified language, such as applying correct punctuation and assisting screen readers and search engines. |
Background image |
To insert an image that appears as the background of the table or cell, click Browse to open the Image library and select an image. |
Frame |
Select this checkbox to display a caption at the top of the table To remove the table caption, clear the checkbox or delete its code in HTML mode. |
Rules |
Select which ruled lines appear between cells of the table. You can select to display all lines, no lines, or only those between rows, columns, or groups. |
Language direction |
Select the directionality for text in the table — left to right or right to left. |
Border color |
Enter the color for the border of the table. You can enter the standard color name or hexadecimal value, or click Browse to select the color from the palette. |
Background color |
Enter the color for the background of the table. You can enter the standard color name or hexadecimal value, or click Browse to select the color from the palette. |