Creating and Designing Pages: Using Tables to Present Content
Tutorials and Articles
Converting between tables and layers for Dreamweaver 3 (and why you should care)
Learn the benefits of using tables and frames in your web page design, and how to convert between them.
Page layout with tables in Dreamweaver 3
Although tables give designers control over the positioning of images and text on the page, HTML tables were originally intended for displaying tabular data on a Web page, not for use in page layout; so table design that looks good in an editor can look misaligned in the browser window. Read this article for tips that will help you make sure your design looks as good in the browser as it does in Dreamweaver.
Tables and background images in Dreamweaver 3 and 4
In Dreamweaver, you can easily add punch to your page by including a background image in a table, in a row within a table, or in individual cells within a table. The most popular browsers, however, handle background images in tables differently. Read this article to find out how to use background images in tables that display well in most browsers.
Which to use: frames or tables?
Frames or tables can be used to implement most Web page layouts and the decision over which to use can be confusing. Read this article to find out when and why to use each.
TechNotes
- cb3cc559—Contents of large tables may not display correctly in Design view on the Macintosh
- tn_19112—What are the numbers in parenthesis in the table width visual aid?
- tn_19011—Visual aids for tables in Standard mode
- tn_18849—What is Expanded Tables mode?
- tn_16326—Layout cells created in Dreamweaver 4 are not selectable in Dreamweaver MX
- tn_15828—Table cells don't render in Netscape
- tn_15718—Nesting tables in Layout view
- tn_15136—Table and Layer commands are dimmed
- tn_14759—A background image in a table displays in browsers differently
- tn_14565—How to set the desired alignment when working with forms in tables
- tn_14194—Lines appear in pages with tables
- tn_14012—Internet Explorer does not display the background image in a table cell
- tn_13933—Why is the Layout option not available when editing a template?
- tn_12921—Designing for different window sizes
