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Adding tables to your web page

1. Place your cursor on your web page where you want the table to be.

2. Go to Table/Insert Table. You will get the dialog box below.

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3.  Set the number of rows (across) and columns (down) you want, if you want it aligned left, right or center and how thick you want your outlines to be (Border Size).  
Note:  Setting your border size to zero will make the borders of the table invisible.

4.  Click OK.  Your table should now be placed on your web page.

5.  To adjust the width of your table, hold your mouse down on the far right border of your table and drag in.  To adjust the height of your table or a table row, hold your mouse down on the bottom border of the table or row and drag in to make it smaller and out to make it bigger.

6.  To add/delete columns or rows after you have drawn your table, click once inside your table and then go to the TABLE menu. 

 

DELETING ROWS, CELLS, COLUMNS
To delete a cell, table, column or row:

        Click once inside the appropriate cell.
        Go to the TABLE menu and slide down to SELECT (table, cell, column, row).
        Go to the TABLE menu and slide down to DELETE CELLS.

 

INSERTING ROWS and COLUMNS

Click once inside the cell you want your addition to be beside.
Go to the TABLE menu and slide down to INSERT ROWS OR COLUMNS.
A dialog box will appear that allows you to choose rows or columns, set the number, and where they will appear in your table (above or below, right or left of the cell where your cursor is.

 

INSERTING AND MERGING CELLS

To insert additional cells in your table:
Click once inside the cell you want your new cell to be beside.
Go to the TABLE menu and slide down to INSERT CELL.
A new cell will be desplayed in your table.

To merge two cells:
Highlight the cells you want to become one.
Go to the TABLE menu and select MERGE CELLS.


7.  Additional table options are available to you using the TABLE TOOLBAR.  If your table toolbar is not visible even when you have clicked inside your table, go to the VIEW ... TABLE TOOLBAR.

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     Using this toolbar, you can color the insides of your table cells, align text and graphics inside your table,  merge and split cells and insert rows or columns.


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