Dreamweaver® CS3 Bible

Chapter 13. Setting Up Tables

IN THIS CHAPTER

• All about tables in HTML

• Setting up a table in Dreamweaver

• Dreamweaver Technique: Adding a Table to the Page

• Customizing tables

• Sorting table contents

• Dreamweaver Technique: Inserting Table Content

• Dreamweaver Technique: Adjust Table Properties

• Importing tabular data

• Using tables as a design tool

Tables bring structure to a Web page, and they are especially important 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. Initially, tables were implemented to present raw data in a more readable format. It wasn't long before Web designers adopted tables as the most capable tool to control page layout. Although the current trend in Web design is to use CSS-based layout rather than table-based, tables remain the perfect 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 Dreamweaver's commands, you can sort static table data in a variety of ways or completely reformat it.

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This chapter covers everything you need to know to get started creating ...