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HTML
Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques
Second Edition
Project 3
Creating Tables
in a Web Site
Objectives
Define table elements
Describe the steps used to plan,
design, and code a table
Create a borderless table with images
only
Create a list of links with text
Create a borderless table with text only
Create a menu bar with links
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Objectives
Create a table with borders
Change the horizontal alignment of text
Add color to individual cells
Add color to entire rows
Insert a caption beneath a table
Alter the spacing between cells using
the CELLSPACING attribute
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Objectives
Alter the spacing within cells using the
CELLPADDING attribute
Use the ROWSPAN attribute
Use the COLSPAN attribute
Use blank cells
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Introduction
Tables allow you to position elements
easily on a Web page
You can develop simple tables or
complex tables
Web page files for this project can be
found on the HTML Data Disk
Once again, you will be using Notepad
to develop your HTML
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Creating Web Pages with Tables
complex table
no cell
borders
column span
colored background
row span
simple table
colored cells
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Creating Web Pages with Tables
Tables can have text and/or images
You can use a table to wrap text
around an image
– Tables give you more control over the
placement of the text and image
Tables help make the content on Web
pages clear, interesting, and easy to
read
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Creating Web Pages with Tables
text wrapping
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Creating Web Pages with Tables
images
in table
borderless
table
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Table Elements
Tables consist of rows, columns, and
cells
– 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
• Heading cells display text as bold and centeraligned
• Data cells display normal text that is leftaligned
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Table Elements
row
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Table Elements
column
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Table Elements
cell
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Other Table Parts
Table borders are lines that
encompass the perimeter of the table
Table headers are bold text that
indicate 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
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Other Table Parts
heading
cell
border
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caption
Planning, Designing,
and Coding a Table
Creating tables for a Web page is a
three-step process:
– Determine if a table is needed
– Plan the table
– Code the table
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Determining if a Table is Needed
Not all Web page applications require
the use of tables
A table is appropriate when it makes
the Web page easier to read
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Determining if a Table is Needed
bulleted
list
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table
Planning the Table
Must begin with good design
Sketch the table before writing HTML
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Coding the Table
Four main tags in coding a table:
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Coding the Table
start table
heading cells
data cells
end table
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Table Attributes
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Start Notepad
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Enter Initial HTML Tags
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Adding a Borderless
Header Table with Images
border
width
width relative to window
<TABLE BORDER=0 COLS=1 WIDTH=80% ALIGN=CENTER>
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start
table
number
of columns
alignment
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Adding a Heading Table
table tag
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Adding the Logo Image
begin first row
end row
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data cell
Adding the Horizontal Rule Image
begin second row
end row
end table
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second row
Creating a List
of Links with Text
Use the CELLSPACING
attribute to insert some
space between the left and
right column
space between columns
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two columns
Creating a List
of Links with Text
no column spacing
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Creating a List
of Links with Text
You employ four table attributes in the
<TABLE> tag for the text and link list
table
border
width
cellspacing
in pixels
alignment
<TABLE BORDER=0 COLS=2 CELLSPACING=15 WIDTH=90% ALIGN=CENTER>
start
table
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number
of columns
width relative
to window
Creating a List
of Links in a Column
link list tags
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Creating a List
of Links in a Column
link list
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Adding Text
Add the following code to your
document:
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Adding Text
paragraphs
of text
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Save and Print the HTML File
Insert the HTML Data Disk into drive A
Select Save As from the File menu
Type tchome.htm in the File name
text box, then click the Save button
Select Print from the File menu
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HTML Document Printout
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Viewing the Web Page
Start your browser
Type a:\tchome.htm in the Address
text box and press the ENTER key
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Viewing the Web Page
images
link list
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Printing the Web Page
Click the Print
button on the
Standard Buttons
toolbar
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Creating a Menu Bar on a
Secondary Web Page
It is important for visitors to be able to
move easily from one page to another
You will create a menu bar on the three
remaining Web pages in this project
A Web page should not contain a link
to itself
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Creating a Menu Bar on a
Secondary Web Page
table copied from
home page
menu bar
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Copying a Table
to a New File
Click the tchome - Notepad button on the
taskbar
Click immediately to the left of the < in the
<HTML> tag on line 1. Drag through the first
</TABLE> tag on line 15
Press CTRL+C to copy the selected lines
Select New from the File menu
Press CTRL+V to paste the contents from
the Clipboard into a new file
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Copying a Table
to a New File
pasted text
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Changing the Title
Highlight the words, Home Page,
between the <TITLE> and </TITLE>
tags on line 3. Type Calendar as the
text
Click immediately to the right of the
</TABLE> tag on line 15. Press the
ENTER key twice
Type the closing </BODY> and
</HTML> tags
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Changing the Title
change to title
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Inserting a Menu Bar
Insert the following lines starting on
line 17
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Inserting a Menu Bar
new table
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Creating a Table with Borders
table
border
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Creating a Table with Borders
borderless
table
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Inserting Text into
Heading and Data Cells
Insert the following lines starting on
line 29
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Inserting Text into
Heading and Data Cells
TABLE tag with border
heading tags and text
data cells
data cells
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Enter the Remaining Code
Insert the following
lines starting on line
51
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Enter the Remaining Code
four rows of data cells
end table
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Save and Print the HTML File
Insert the HTML Data Disk into drive A
Select Save As from the File menu
Type calendar.htm in the File name
text box, then click the Save button
Select Print from the File menu
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Save and Print the HTML File
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Printing the Web Page
Click the Theater Club Home Page
button on the task bar
Click the Calendar of Events link on
the Theater Club Home Page
Click the Print button on the Standard
buttons toolbar
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The Calendar Web Page
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Testing the Links
Click the Home link on the Calendar
menu bar
Click the Calendar of Events link on
the home page to return
Click the Upcoming Play link on the
Calendar Web page
Click the Members link on the Anything
Goes Web page
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Spacing, Column Widths,
and Captions
Cellspacing and Cellpadding alter the
size of table cells
Cells are the minimum size when you
don’t specify cellpadding or cellspacing
Cellspacing is the number of pixels
between cells
Cellpadding is the number of pixels
within a cell
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Spacing, Column Widths,
and Captions
Differences in
cellpadding and cellspacing
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Adding Cellspacing
and Cellpadding
no cellpadding
or cellspacing
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Adding Cellspacing
and Cellpadding
with cellpadding
and cellspacing
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Opening members.htm
Click the calendar – Notepad button on the
taskbar
With the HTML Data Disk in drive A, select
Open from the File menu
If necessary, click the Look in box arrow and
then click 3½ Floppy (A:)
If necessary, click the Files of type box arrow
and then click All Files (*.*). Click
members.htm
Click the Open button
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The members.htm File
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Adding Cellspacing
and Cellpadding
add the following
cellpadding and
cellspacing attributes
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Changing Column Widths
Add the Width attribute
to the <TD> tags
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Adding a Caption
Captions can be aligned
either at the top or
bottom of a table
HTML for inserting
the caption
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To Save and Print the HTML File and
View and Print the Web Page
With the HTML Data Disk in drive A, click
File on the menu bar and then click Save
Click File on the menu bar and then click
Print
Click the Theater Club Members button in
the taskbar
Click the Refresh button on the Standard
Buttons toolbar
Click the Print button on the Standard
Buttons toolbar
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The Completed Table
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Spanning Rows and Columns
Allows you to insert headings that go
across rows or columns
Use the ROWSPAN and COLSPAN
attributes
Before deciding whether to span rows
or columns, lay out the table design on
paper
In the browser, click the Upcoming
Play link on the Members menu bar
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Spanning Rows and Columns
spanning three columns
spanning two columns
spanning seven rows
spanning four rows
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Opening anything.htm
Click the members.htm – Notepad button on
the taskbar
With the HTML Data Disk in drive A, click
File on the menu bar and then click Open
If necessary, click the Look in box arrow and
then click 3½ Floppy (A:)
If necessary, click the Files of type box
arrow, click All files (*.*), and then click
anything.htm
Click the Open button
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Spanning the Main Heading
Across All Columns
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Spanning the Main Heading
Across All Columns
The COLSPAN
attribute in the <TH>
tag
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Spanning the Main Heading
Across All Columns
add the </TH> and </TR> tags
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Spanning the Main Heading
Across All Columns
column
spanning
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Creating Additional Headings
That Span Rows and Columns
Insert the following lines starting on
line 38
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Creating Additional Headings
That Span Rows and Columns
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Creating Additional Headings
That Span Rows and Columns
heading
spans columns
heading
spans rows
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Adding the Remaining Rowspan Tag
HTML for row span
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Adding the Remaining Colspan Tag
HTML for
column span
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To Save and Print the HTML File and
View and Print the Web Page
With the HTML Data Disk in drive A, click
File on the menu bar and then click Save
Click File on the menu bar and then click
Print
Click the Anything Goes button on the
taskbar
Click the Refresh button on the Standard
Buttons toolbar
Click the Print button on the Standard
Buttons toolbar
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Close Notepad and Your Browser
Click the Close button on the browser
title bar
Click the Close button on the Notepad
window title bar
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Using Blank Cells
Blank cells with borders indicate a cell
is empty
Blank cells without borders might be
used to enhance the appearance of a
table
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Using Blank Cells
blank cells
with borders
<TR>
<TD BGCOLOR=“#FFE7C6”><BR></TD>
<TD BGCOLOR=“#FFE7C6”><BR></TD>
<TH COLSPAN=“5”><FONT COLOR=“FF8429” SIZE=+2>QUIZ GRADES
</FONT>
</TH>
</TR>
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Using Blank Cells
blank cells
without borders
<TR>
<TD BGCOLOR=“#FFE7C6”></TD>
<TD BGCOLOR=“#FFE7C6”></TD>
<TH COLSPAN=“5”><FONT COLOR=“FF8429” SIZE=+2>QUIZ GRADES
</FONT>
</TH>
</TR>
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Summary
Define table elements
Describe the steps used to plan,
design, and code a table
Create a borderless table with images
only
Create a list of links with text
Create a borderless table with text only
Create a menu bar with links
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Summary
Create a table with borders
Change the horizontal alignment of text
Add color to individual cells
Add color to entire rows
Insert a caption beneath a table
Alter the spacing between cells using
the CELLSPACING attribute
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Summary
Alter the spacing within cells using the
CELLPADDING attribute
Use the ROWSPAN attribute
Use the COLSPAN attribute
Use blank cells
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What You Should Know
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HTML
Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques
Second Edition
Project 3 Complete