HTML6

You can change the appearance of your table by making each cell a different color or changing the border size and color.
If you just type <table>, then by default the table will have no border. If ou want to make your table stand out, you can add a border by typing <table border="1">. This will make a thin border ppear around your table.
To change the color of the border, you use a similar code to changing background color. Simply type <table border="1" bordercolor="red"> t make a table with a thin red border. You can either use hexidecimal codes or type in the names of common colors.
Changing the color of a table is very simple. When you start a table, you just need to say what color you want the table to be. For example, if you want a light blue table, you type: <table border="1" bgcolor="CCCCFF">.
If you want to change the color of just one row or cell, you type bgcolor="CCCCFF" inside the strt <td> or <tr> tag, like so:

Now you can change the apearance of your table to look exactly as you want it.

The last thing you will need to know about tables is how to change thier size. If you don't specify a height or width, the table will try to fit in your text or pictures automatically. This may not look exactly how you want it, however. To set the width of an entire table, you just need to say ow many pixels or what percentage of the screen you want it to span. The average web page is about 600 pixels in width. It is completly up to you what size you set. You just need to type width="your value" when you start your table. For example: <table width="600"> or <table width="70%">. Then you just type the rest of your table as normal.
Height works the same way as width, it just isn't normally used. To set te height, you just type height="your value". You can set the height and width at the same by typing:

Now you know all the basics and should be able to create a good looking web page or bulletin. Don't forget, if you get lost or confused at any point, just come back and read over the part you were stuck on!

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