HTML and XHTML Step by Step

Key Points

• To apply a simple default border to a table, include the border="1" argument in the table’s opening tag. A value greater than 1 increases the table border but not the cell borders.

• The frame argument specifies which sides of the table frame display the border; the rules argument specifies which sides of the cell borders display the border.

• For maximum flexibility, specify borders by using style sheets. Border style arguments in tables are the same as border style arguments around paragraphs: border-width, border-color, and border-style.

• To format one side of a border individually, specify the side in your argument: border-top-width, border-bottom-style, and so on.

• You can apply a background color by using the style="background-color: color" ...