Format Table Cells


After completing this topic, you will be able to format cells in a table.


Steps:

  1. We are going to merge all of the cells in the top row using the context menu.

     

    Right-click in the Corporate Paper Sizes and Locations field.

    Step 1

  2. Point to the Cell menu.

    Step 2

  3. Merge the cell to the right.

     

    Click the Merge Right link.

    Step 3

  4. Repeat this process two more times to merge all of the cells in the top row.

     

    Right-click in the Corporate Paper Sizes and Locations field.

    Step 4

  5. Point to the Cell link.

    Step 5

  6. Click the Merge Right menu.

    Step 6

  7. Right-click in the Corporate Paper Sizes and Locations field.

    Step 7

  8. Point to the Cell menu.

    Step 8

  9. Click the Merge Right link.

    Step 9

  10. All of the cells in the top row have been merged.

     

    Tip: You could also have selected the cells in the top row and used the Merge Cells command in the Cell menu. However, working with HTML tables is not like working with Word tables. You cannot easily select blank cells. If you need to select blank cells for formatting, it is often best to type a single character in the blank cells to function as placeholders.

    Step 10

  11. You can change the alignment of cells. Use the toolbar to left align the merged text.

     

    Click the Align Left button.

    Step 11

  12. Unlike Word tables, you cannot set properties for an entire row or column. You can select cells and set cell properties. Select the 8.5 and 11 values in the Letter row.

     

    Click the 8.5 value in the Letter row.

    Step 12

  13. Press the [Shift] key and click the 11 value in the Letter row.

    Step 13

  14. Use the context menu to change the cell properties.

     

    Right-click one of the selected values.

    Step 14

  15. Point to the Cell menu.

    Step 15

  16. Click the Cell Properties link.

    Step 16

  17. Set a Width of 100 and click OK.

     

    Click in the Width field.

    Step 17

  18. Enter the desired information into the Width field. Enter

     a valid value
     e.g.
     "100"
    .

    Step 18

  19. Click the OK link.

    Step 19

  20. Some cell properties affect an entire row or column; for example changing the Width of a cell affects the entire column, while changing the Height of a cell affects the entire row.

    Step 20

After completing this topic, you are able to format cells in a table.

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