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HyperText Markup Language/Tag List/table
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Use
The table tag is for creating a table in the HTML code. It is a simple way of organising a large amount of data. With the attributes the user can manipulate the table to create a table that suits the webpage.
Example
This is an example of the layout coding for a basic table:
<table border="1" align="center">
<tr>
<th>Hundredths</th> <th>Tenths</th> <th>Ones</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Seven</td><td>Eight</td><td>Three</td>
</tr>
</table>
This is what the table looks like on the webpage:
HundredthsTenthsOnesSevenEightThree
Required attributes
border
This attribute sets the border to a value. The default value is Zero "0".
align
This attribute aligns the table. The user has three choices: center, left or right.
width
This one tells the coding how wide the table is. It can be either in pixels or in a percentage, according to the screen
Optional attributes
cellpadding
This sets the space around a cell. It has to be set to a value of 0 to 5. Default is 0.
cellspacing
This attribute is the space between cells. This attribute makes the border around them larger. It has to be set to a value of 0 to 5. Default is 0.
spacing
This attribute basically tells the user what the intentions to the table are. It is not seen on the webpage. It is is comment.
Standard attributes
align
border
cellpadding
cellspacing
width
More info
http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/tables/basictables.html Tables on yourhtmlsource
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