Lesson 2: Web Page Design in the FrontPage Editor

Creating a Table

Tables are a collection of cells that are organized in rows and columns. You can use tables to organize and group information systematically, or you can use tables with invisible borders to organize the layout on a page.

To Create a Table

1. On the Tutorial Practice page, place the insertion point after the sunset image, then press the ENTER key twice to create some space.
   
   
2. On the Table menu, choose Insert Table.

   The Insert Table dialog box is displayed.

3. In the Rows field, enter 6.
   
   
4. In the Columns field, enter 2.
   
   
5. In the Border Size field, enter 0.

   You will keep the default settings for the Alignment, Cell Padding, Cell Spacing and Specify Width values. You can always go back and change these settings at a later time.

6. Click OK.

   FrontPage creates a table with six rows and two columns.

FrontPage Tip: Table Grid vs. Table Borders
When inserting a table with a border size of zero, the FrontPage Editor displays a table grid to help you design the layout of the table. This grid is only a guide; when the page is displayed in a Web browser, the table grid will not be shown.

If you want the table to appear with borders, right-click anywhere within the table in the FrontPage Editor and choose Table Properties. In this dialog box, you can increase the Border Size value.