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The tables in Dreamweaver
What are the tables for? Dreamweaver
The tables in Dreamweaver have the same function as those in word, photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator or in other page layout or word processing software. That is, they are used to present tabular data.
But they're not just for that...
In fact the tables in Dreamweaver CS are used to control the layout in HTML language. (Using dimension for our pages and inserting text and image)
And also to create complex formatting. (Background image, nesting of another table, insertion of menu, template, etc.)
Here are the main tags for the HTML of tables
Each HTML element is preceded by the characters <> width Here is the HTML code that defines the previous table: <table width=" »300″" border=" »1″" class=" »tabl »">
signifies the presence of the Table
define the header of this table
determines the end of a table row
defines a table cell
the end of an html element is identified by </>
informs us of the width.
border
is the table border. In this table we have a border of 1 pt
class
informs us that we have chosen for this table a sheet style or CSS that denes its own layout parameters
<tr>
<th colspan=" »3″" scope=" »col »">On your mind</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=" »87″">TD</td>
<td width=" »98″">TD</td>
<td width=" »87″">TD</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>