Tables are used in HTML to place text and images in a certain position on the web page and to help seperate bits of information for a more readable format on the screen. See the Yale C/AIM Style Manual for more information about tables.

Tables can be formatted on several levels.

• The table itself can be aligned left, right or center. The size of the table defaults to 100% of the browser window. The percent denotes that the table will change size according to the size of the browser window, adjusting text as the window is adjusted. A pixel measurement will give the table a fixed size and form.
  
  
• Individual cells may also be adjusted in size either by adjusting the percentage or giving them a set height and width in pixels. Text and images can be formatted with in each cell by adjusting both the vertical and horizontal alignments.
  
  
• You can change the background of certain cells, rows or columns in the table and you can either have a visible or invisible border. A border that is not visible is most useful when you are trying to place elements on a page in a certain location but you do not want the table that is holding the places to be seen.

To place a table in a page using Netscape Composer, open a new page or work from an existing page.

Place the cursor where you would like the table to appear. And from the insert menu choose table or click on the table icon on the tool box.

To select the table and adjust any of its components put the cursor anywhere in the table and select Table Properties under the Format menu. Then click on the tabs at the top to adjust the whole table, rows or cells.