Tables
To display
your information in an organized fashion, tables can be a
powerful tool. (In fact, the page you're looking at is organized
by a table.) You can organize information, create navigation
areas, and align images any way you wish. You can even insert
tables within other tables.
To create
a table, use the Insert Menu, [ALT]+[CTRL]+[T], or use the
Insert Table button on the Objects toolbar. 
This will bring up the Insert Table dialog box.
You set
the numbers of rows and columns you need. The width can be
represented as a percentage of the entire page or a fixed
number of pixels. Cell Padding will the amount of pixels separating
the edge of the cell and its contents. Cell Spacing is the
distance (in pixels) between one column or row and the next.
You can also set the number of pixels for the border. In the
following example, we'll make a 5 row and two column table,
with a border of 0.
Note the
borders around the table. As we have set the border for 0,
it is an invisible border. At this point, we can insert text
or images into the table. <Click
here> to see a video demonstration of this being done.
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While
clicked on the table, the Property Inspector will show the
attributes of the table. You can change the width and height
of the table, change background colors,even the number of
rows and columns.
When you
click in or highlight certain cells in the table, you can
also change the border and/or background color for the individual
cells. You can also merge cells together to span as a single
row (or column). <Click
here> to see a demonstration of a column of
cells being selected and merged, and an image will be added
to the new cell. (534K)
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