Creating and deleting a table in a Web page

You can add and remove tables from your Web pages. You can use tables to lay out your Web pages or to display data.

To create a new table, complete the following steps:

  1. Move the cursor to the position in the file that you want to create a table.
  2. In the Design tab, select Table > Insert Table to open the Insert Table dialog box.
  3. Enter the number of rows in the Rows field and the number of columns in the Columns field.
  4. (Optional) You can select one of the pre-defined table patterns by clicking a pattern button. For example, the first pattern is a table with a border width of 1.
  5. (Optional) To assign the table a fixed width, specify Table width in pixels. Type a pixel value (300, for example) in the field on the left, and select pixels from the list to the right of the field.
  6. (Optional) To change the table width to fit the screen size of a Web browser, specify Table width as a percentage. Type a percentage ratio from 1 through 100 (or more, if desired) in the field on the left, and select % from the list to the right of the field.
  7. (Optional) To change the cell spacing, in the Spacing outside cells field, type a number in pixels.
  8. (Optional) To change the cell padding, specify the size of the white space between borders and content in the Padding inside cells field.
  9. Click OK.
  10. Move the cursor into a cell, and enter data.
To delete a table, click inside one of the table cells, and then select Table > Delete > Delete Table.
Related tasks
Adding tables to Web pages
Manipulating columns and rows in Web page tables
Editing table properties
Editing cell properties
Joining and splitting cells

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