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Inserting Tables

Tables are very powerful means of organizing the information. Tables on the web sites could be used not only for traditional purposes but also they find wide use as a formatting tool - their borders can be made invisible and information in the table will appear as ordered in some desired way. For example, this could be used for printing the text in several columns, like in a newspaper.

To insert a table click on the Insert/Modify Table button. The Insert Table dialog will appear.

Insert Table dialog

Enter the desired number of rows and columns into the corresponding fields. The field Width controls how much space the table will occupy on the screen. The field Alignment determines how the table will be aligned. The Border thickness field controls the thickness of table's borders. You can make them invisible by entering zero in this field. The Spacing group provides controls of setting the distance between table's cells.

After clicking the OK button, the template of table appears on your page. You can click into the desired field and start filling it with information.

After insertion of a table, a number of additional icons become active in the SiteBuilder editor's toolbar. They are shown on the figure below.

Table editing toolbar

Column, row and cell editing share three common commands - insert before cursor, insert after cursor, delete. They are needed for manipulation of rows, columns and cells. Cell editing also has two distinct commands - merging and splitting of cells.

Press the Split cell button to split the current cell (the cell where cursor stands) into two ones.

Press the Merge cell button to merge several cells into one. A window will open where you have to specify how much cells you want to merge and in what direction they will be merged counting from the current cell (the cell where the cursor stands).

Merge cells dialog

The Split Column and Split Row buttons serve the purpose of restoring original merged cells in rows and columns.

Note, that you can edit properties of already inserted table. Place the cursor inside one of the cells and press the Insert/Modify Table button to bring in the table properties dialog.

Also, you can move a table around the page. Place the text cursor somewhere outside the table and then move the mouse pointer to the table's border until it turns to 4-arrows shape, then press the left button and drag the table in the desired location. The figure below illustrates this process.

Moving of table

See Also

Editing Pages

Editing Font Properties

Editing Aligning Properties

Additional Editing Commands

Inserting Images

Inserting Links to Other Pages

Inserting Special Symbols

Inserting Horizontal Rules

Inserting Photo Galleries

Advanced editing of properties