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| Tables | allow you to organize information on a Web page using HTML tags. |
| A row | is a horizontal line of information. |
| A column | is a vertical line of information |
| A cell: | is the intersection of a row and a column. |
| A heading cell: | displays text as bold and center-aligned. |
| Data cell: | displays normal text that is left-aligned. |
| A table border: | is the line that encloses the perimeter of the table. |
| A table header: | is the same as a heading cell-that is, it is any cell with bold text that indicates the purpose of the row or column. |
| A table caption: | is descriptive text located above or below the table that further describes the purpose of the table. |
| The rules attribute: | allows a Web developer to select which internal borders to show in a table. |
| width attribute: | Indicate the width of each column relative to the entire table. |
| < table > < /table >: | Indicates the start and end of a table. All other table tags are inserted within these tags. |
| < tr > < /tr >: | Indicates the start and end of a table row. Rows consist of heading or data cells. |
| < th > < /th >: | Indicates the start and end of a table heading (also called a heading cell). Table headings default to bold text and center-alignment. |
| < td > < /td >: | Indicates the start and end of a data cell in a table. Data cells default to normal text and left-alignment. |
| Cellspacing: | Defines the number of pixels of space between cells in a table. |
| Cellpadding: | Defines the number of pixels of space within a cell. |
| < caption > < /caption >: | A caption can help clarify the purpose of the table. |
| rowspan attribute: | the < th > or < td > tag sets the number of rows spanned by a cell. |
| colspan attribute: | the < th > or < td > tag sets the number of columns spanned by a cell. |
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Table tag attributes & their function: |
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| align: | Controls table alignment (left,center,right) |
| bgcolor: | Sets background color for table. |
| border: | Defines width of table border in pixels. |
| cellspacing: | Defines space between cells in pixels. |
| cellpadding: | Defines space within cells in pixels. |
| cols: | Defines number of columns. |
| width: | Sets table width relative to window width. |
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< tr > < /tr > tag attributes and their function: |
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| align: | Horizontally aligns row (left,center,right,justify). |
| bgcolor: | Sets background color for row. |
| valign: | Vertically aligns row (top,middle,bottom). |
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< th > < /th > & < td > < /td > tag attributes and their functions: |
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| align: | Horizontally aligns cell (left,center,right,justify). |
| bgcolor: | Sets background color for cell. |
| colspan: | Sets number of columns spanned by a cell. |
| rowspan: | Sets number of rows spanned by a cell. |
| valign: | Vertically aligns cell (top,middle,bottom). |