
To select an entire table with the mouse, use one of the following techniques:
Click the bottom or right border of the table. You can also click anywhere along the table
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border when the pointer becomes a four-sided arrow.
Select the
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<table> tag in the Tag Selector.
Click immediately to one side of the table and drag the mouse over the table.
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The selected table is surrounded by a black border, with sizing handles on the right, bottom, and
bottom-right corner (as shown in Figure 13-3), just like a selected graphic.
Selecting a row or column
Altering rows or columns of table text without Dreamweaver is a major, time-consuming chore. Each
cell has to be individually selected, and the changes applied. Dreamweaver has an intuitive method
for selecting single or multiple columns and rows, comparable—and in some ways, superior—to
major word processing programs.
FIGURE 13-3
A selected table can be identified by the black border outlining the table and the three sizing handles.
As with entire tables, you have several methods for selecting columns or rows. None of the tech-
niques, however, uses the main menus; row and column selections are handled primarily with the
mouse. In fact, you can select an entire row or column with one click.
The one-click method for selecting a single column or row requires that you position your pointer
directly above the column or to t