Introduction
Tables are a useful tool for laying out and formatting Web pages in Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003. Tables consists of horizontal rows and vertical columns. The intersection of a row and column is called a cell, which contains the information you want to present. A table in FrontPage has two main uses: page layout and data formatting.
A layout table creates a grid on your page, which you can use to position various elements—text and graphics—on the page to create an overall look. Due to limitations in HTML for arranging information, page layout is one of the most important aspects of using a table in FrontPage.
In addition to page layout, tables also make it easy to manage and present your data. These conventional tables that format your data in a tabular way, are like the ones you might create in some of the other Office programs, such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint or Word.
The main difference between layout tables and conventional tables is the additional page layout options to arrange and modify cell properties. If you create one type of table, yet determine later you need the other, you can switch between the two types.
Once you have your table designed, you can modify it by changing the cell formatting, and the way cells are viewed on your page. You can also add, modify and delete various cells, rows, and columns in your table. Adding a rounded corner or a shadow effect to your cells, could provide that extra touch. You might even have a table where you need to split a cell into two cells, or merge other cells into one cell.
Some of the final touches such as formatting your overall table, adding color, and including some graphical images to the table can really make your data stand out.
| 