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.

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.

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.

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:

Select in Pixels, then type the width you want the table to be, in pixels.
Select in Percent, then type a percentage of the width of the screen.

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

Press ALT+CLICK in the cell. To select multiple cells, press SHIFT+CLICK. To select non-contiguous cells, press CONTROL+CLICK.
Double-click the left cell padding when the cursor is displayed.
Place the insertion point in the cell, then on the Table menu choose Select Cell.

To select a row

Move the pointer to the left of the row, then click the left border of the row when the cursor is displayed. To select multiple rows, drag the mouse over the rows.
Place the insertion point in the row, then on the Table menu choose Select Row.

To select a column

Move the pointer to the top of the Column, then click the top border of the column when the cursor is displayed. To select multiple columns, drag the mouse over the columns.
Place the insertion point in the column, then on the Table menu choose Select Column.

To select a table

Move the pointer to the selection bar, then double-click.
Place the insertion point in a cell, then on the Table menu choose Select Table.

To select a table caption

Move the pointer to the to the left of the table caption, then click when the cursor is displayed.