Use the <TABLE> tag to create a table of rows and columns, similar in
concept to a spreadsheet. You define the start and end of the table with
the <TABLE> tag and the cells with <TR> and
<TD>. You may also indicate cells are headers with
<TH>, and you can put a caption over the table with
the <CAPTION> element.
| align=alignment |
|
Determines how to align the table within the current
left and right margins. Content flows around the table. Note that the
CENTER attribute is not supported by Internet Explorer. May have the
following values:
| CENTER |
Not supported in Internet Explorer. In Netscape
centers the table, text does not flow around the table. |
| LEFT |
Align to the left and flow text around to the
right. |
| RIGHT |
Align to the right and flow text around to the
left. |
|
| background="url" |
|
Specifies a URL containing an image to be displayed as
a background for the table. If the image is smaller than the table the
image will be tiled. |
| bgcolor="color" |
|
The color for the
background of the table. |
| border=n |
|
Specifies the size of the border in
pixels. If not specified, defaults to value of 1 pixel. |
| bordercolor="color" |
|
The color of the border. Ignored if the
BORDER attribute is missing or zero. |
| bordercolordark="color" |
|
One of the colors for a 3D border. Ignored
if the BORDER attribute is missing or zero. |
| bordercolorlight="color" |
|
One of the colors for a 3D border. Ignored
if the BORDER attribute is missing or zero. |
| cellborder=n |
|
Specifies the width of the border for
cells in pixels. Defaults to the same as the table. |
| cellpadding=n |
|
Number of pixels between the border and
the elements within the cells. |
| cellspacing=n |
|
The size (in pixels or percentage) of the
border around the cells. |
| class=class |
|
Indicates that the text is to be formatted using the
specified class. |
| dir=direction |
|
Indicates the direction (right or left) that the text
is to be displayed. Useful for languages which display left to right. |
| event=JavaScript |
|
When event occurs,
execute the specified JavaScript. |
| gradangle=n |
|
Defines the gradient angle of a table. May
be from -90 to 90 degrees. 0 is a left-to-right angle and 90 is top to
bottom. |
| gradcolor="color" |
|
The ending color for a gradient. The
starting color is the value for bgcolor. |
| height="n" |
|
Height of the table in pixels or percentage. If the
elements within the table are larger than the height, then the table
is expanded so the elements fit. |
| hspace="n" |
|
Number of pixels to allow between the left or right
side of the table and the object to the immediate left or right.
Ignore unless there is an ALIGN=LEFT or ALIGN=RIGHT attribute. |
| id = "name" |
|
You can give a text a name, which allows it to be
referenced and changed in a script (dynamic HTML). |
| lang="lang" |
|
Indicates the language of the text within
the text. |
| nowrap |
|
Use this to keep data within a table from wrapping if
the width of the table is exceeded. |
| rules=value |
|
Additional rules for drawing the border of tables.
Valid only if the BORDER attribute is non-zero.
| ALL |
Put a border on all cells |
| BASIC |
Put border between <THEAD>, <TFOOT> and <TBODY> |
| COLS |
Display border on vertical borders of columns. |
| GROUPS |
Displays vertical borders between columns. |
| NONE |
Do not display interior borders |
| ROWS |
Displays horizontal borders between rows. |
|
| style="style" |
|
Defines the style in which the text will be displayed.
This overrides any style elements at an "outer" level, such as from
the BODY or the Cascading Style Sheet. |
| summary="text" |
|
Describes the table so that it can be used by browsers
intended for the blind. |
| title="title" |
|
You can give a text a title if you want. This provides
some additional information about the text. I'm not sure why you would
want to do this, but you could. |
| vspace=n |
|
Sets the number of pixels to include above and below
the table. |
| width="n" |
|
Width of the table in pixels or percentage. If the
elements within the table are wider than the height, then the table is
expanded so the elements fit. |
