Adventures in SuperComputing - Summer Teacher Institute

Dreamweaver Fundamentals

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Tables

Before table function was added to HTML, all images and text aligned on the left side of a Web page, with no other choice offered. The browser reads code from left to right, top to bottom, and without any way to organize the page, the information was presented in a series of lines.

Originally, tables were (and still are) used to present data in columns and rows much like will be in your results and conclusions area of the Example Web site. Yet, early one, designers realized that tables could also be adapted to increase design options and give designers more control over the page layout.

Each cell of the table offers an area that can be controlled independently of the rest of the page. In this classroom site, I am using a basic 2 by 3 table design, which means I have 2 columns and three rows. With Dreamweaver MX, you can look at tables in both a Standard View and a Layout View, but either way, you are looking at the same HTML code.

The table also has unique attributes in which to assign values and the property inspector will aid you in maintaining consistency in you presentation and design.