Inserting Tables

The Insert a new table command allows you to insert tables. When you click the Insert a new table command, the Insert/modify table dialog box opens.

The Insert/modify table dialog box contains following tabs:

• General

• Advanced

General Tab

The general table properties can be set on the General tab.

The following table describes the fields on the General tab.

Field	Description
Cols	Number of columns within a table.
Rows	Number of rows within a table.
Cellpadding	Cell padding for a table.
Cellspacing	Cell spacing for a table.
Alignment	Alignment of a table on the page.
Border	Width of table border. If you do not want to specify border for a table, leave this field blank or set the value as 0.
Width	Width of a table.
Height	Height of a table.
Class	The class that is defined in a style tag or style sheet file to determine how a table is displayed on screen.
Table caption	Table caption is added above the table.

Advanced Tab

The advanced table properties can be set on the Advanced tab.

The following table describes the fields on the Advanced tab.

Field	Description
Id	Table ID for reference in scripting and style sheets.
Summary	Summary of a table for speech-synthesizing/non-visual browsers.
Style	Inline style definition for a table.
Language code	Language code used for a table.
Background image	Location of the background image used for a table.
Frame	Setting that specifies which sides of the table border are visible.
Rules	Setting that specifies which lines in the grid are visible.
Language direction	Direction in which the text in the table is spelled. :::note Setting the language direction from right to left is supported only if the character set supports right to left display. :::
Border color	Border color of a table.
Background color	Background color of a table.