Creating a Table-Based Layout in Word

It is much easier to create a table in Word than by using plain HTML in Notepad. You can use a Word table to divide and align the content on your Web page without the tedium of typing all those <tr> and <td> tags.

To create a table in Word, click the Insert Table button on the Standard toolbar, and then drag across the grid to select the number of rows and columns you want.

Creating a Table-Based Layout in Word

By default the table cells have thin visible borders on all sides. You can remove these by selecting the entire table and then clicking No Border in the Border gallery.

You will still see faint gray borders around all the cells, but they won’t ...

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