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Working with Tables

Inserting Tables
To insert a table
To insert a table within a table

Selecting Parts of a Table
To select a table or its parts


Inserting Tables

To insert a table!

Tables have columns and rows of cells that can contain text, images, forms, or other page elements. You can use tables for laying out a page or to arrange data systematically.

To quickly create a table with the same number of cells in each row and column, using mostly default settings, follow the procedure below.

1    In the FrontPage Editor, move the insertion point where you want to create the table.
2    Click the Insert Table button on the standard toolbar, then drag until FrontPage displays the number of rows and columns you want.

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To quickly create a table with irregular rows and columns, follow the procedure below.

1    In the FrontPage Editor, move the insertion point where you want to create the table.
2    On the Table menu, choose Draw Table or click the Draw Table button on the table toolbar.

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3    To draw the outside border of the table, drag from the upper-left corner to the lower-right corner of the table.
4    To make cells, draw vertical and horizontal lines within the table.
5    Click the Eraser button on the table toolbar to remove any lines you do not want.

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To set the properties of a table when you create it, follow the procedure below.

Note Whenever you specify new table properties, they will appear as the new default the next time you insert a table using the menu command or the toolbar button.

1    In the FrontPage Editor, move the insertion point where you want to create the table.
2    On the Table menu, choose Insert Table.
3    In the Rows field, specify the number of rows you want.
4    In the Columns field, specify the number of columns you want.
5    In the Alignment field, choose where you want the table positioned on the page.
6    In the Border Size field, enter how wide you want the border to be, in pixels.
7    To change the table's cell padding enter a number in the Cell spacing field.
8    To change the table's cell spacing, enter a number in the Cell Spacing field.
9    To change the table's width, do one of the following:

10    Click OK.


Inserting Tables

To insert a table within a table!

You can insert a table within a table.

1    In the FrontPage Editor, move the insertion point where you want the table inserted.
2    On the Table menu, choose Insert Table.
3    Specify the size, layout and width for the table, then click OK.


Selecting Parts of a Table

To select a table or its parts!

In the FrontPage Editor, you can select table or its parts in more than one way. To delete a table or its parts, you must first select the table or the part you want to delete.

To select a cell

To select a row

To select a column

To select a table

To select a table caption