Web designers often use a grid layout to design their pages. Tables
make it easy to lay out a grid. For example, you could have one section of
the table for a logo, another section for navigation, and another area for
updated content. Within a table, you can define areas that are editable (
content
areas). The region of the table surrounding the content areas is called
a
common area and will be read-only when applied to a page.
There
are two options for page template layout with tables:
- Free layout tables let you easily position items on your Web page without
any HTML coding. Once you create a free layout table, the table framework
is automatically created. You can immediately start adding components to the
table where you want them, and. This approach lets you focus more on the layout
and less on the underlying table. The borders and cells of a free layout table
are hidden when displayed in a browser.
- Standard HTML tables require knowledge of HTML coding. Create the table
first and then add objects to the cells of the table.
To lay out your page with tables, you can complete one of the following
tasks: