HTML and XHTML Step by Step

Key Points

• To create a table, use the <table> tag. Enclose each row in a <tr> tag, and enclose each cell in each row in a <td> tag.

• Table size can be specified in either pixels or as a percentage of the page width. Use the width argument like this: <table width="400">.

• You can also set width by using a style rule like this: <table style="width: 400">.

• You can specify the width of each cell, either in percentages or pixels like this: <td width="100"> or <td style="width: 100">.

• To merge (span) multiple cells, place the colspan or rowspan argument in the cell at the top of or farthest to the left in the range to be spanned like this: <td colspan="2">.

• Tables can be used as containers to facilitate page layout. You can place all or part of the page’s ...