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More about tables  Tables are a powerful tool for presenting tabular data and for laying out text and 

graphics on an HTML page. A table consists of one or more rows; each row consists of one or more cells. 

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When you create multiple rows with multiple cells, the cells form columns. Technically, a cell is a division 

within a horizontal row, and a column is the vertical accumulation of those cell divisions. 

Dreamweaver displays the table width and the width for each table column in the Table selector 

(indicated by green lines) when the table is selected or when the insertion point is in the table.

Next to the widths are arrows for the table header menu and the column header menus. You can use the 

menus for quick access to common table related commands. You can also enable or disable the display 

of the widths and menus by selecting View > Visual Aids > Table Widths.

Tables can have borders, and the cells of a table can have padding, spacing, or both. Cell padding refers 

to the number of pixels between the cell's content and the cell's boundaries. Cell spacing refers to the 

number of pixels between adjacent table cells. 

If you don't explicitly assign values for cell padding and cell spacing, most browsers display the table as if 

cell padding were set to 1 and cell spacing were set to 2. If you want to ensure that browsers display the 

table with no padding or spacing, set cell padding and cell spacing to 0.

For more information about tables, see Chapter 8,  Presenting Content with Tables  in Using 

Dreamweaver.

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Click once to the right of the table to deselect it.

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Select Insert > Table to insert another table.

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In the Insert Table dialog box, do the following for the second table:

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Enter 1 in the Rows text box.

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Enter 3 in the Columns text box.

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Enter 700 in the Table Width text box.

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Select Pixels from the Table Width pop up menu.

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Enter 0 in the Border Thickness text box.

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Enter 0 in the Cell Padding text box.

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Enter 0 in the Cell Spacing text box.

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Tutorial: Creating a Table based Page Layout