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Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4 Bible
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Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4 Bible

by Joseph Lowery
March 2009
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
1321 pages
46h 24m
English
Wiley
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T
ables bring structure to a Web page, and they are especially impor-
tant when displaying data for Web applications. Whether it is used to
align numbers in a spreadsheet or arrange columns of information on
a page, an HTML table brings a bit of order to otherwise free-flowing content.
Tables are the preferred method for presenting structured information.
Dreamweaver’s implementation of tables reflects this trend in Web page
design. Drag-and-drop table sizing, easy organization of rows and columns,
and instant table reformatting all help get the job done in the shortest time
possible. Table editing features enable you to select and modify anything
in a table—from a single cell to multiple columns. Moreover, using Dream-
weaver’s commands, you can sort static table data in a variety of ways or
completely reformat it.
This chapter covers everything you need to know to get started
creating HTML tables in Dreamweaver. You can also dynami-
cally add data to tables from an external data source using server-side pro-
cessing. Using dynamic data is covered in Chapter 20.
HTML Table Fundamentals
A table is basically a grid that expands as you add text or images. Tables
consist of three main components: rows, columns, and cells. Rows extend
across a table from left to right, and columns run up and down. A cell
is the area within the intersection of a row and a column; it’s where you
enter your ...
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