what exactly are tables?

:confused:

http://www.lissaexplains.com/table.shtml

Love,
Mirna

I read that already but its confusing :confused:

tables are for aligning. tables are used in the view thread just like this page. it uses many tables. also in the post reply page.

a table is a big square.

this big square is divided into rows and columns making a bunch of smaller squares inside. each small square is called a cell.

tables are often used to create a layout (format) for the text and images to be shown on a webpage.

i am still totally confused


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p.s yes i am dumb :( joking

Okay well you know how you have various things on the screen in different locations, well most likely it is because of tables. Tables are way-cool things that you need to know in web desiging, once you learn they will become super easier but for now try and stay with me.

okay say you have a big square like pb&j said, but you want it to be divided up into cells so you can located different information.

a basic table would look like this

000000022222224444444
000000022222224444444
000000022222224444444
000000022222224444444
111111133333335555555
111111133333335555555
111111133333335555555
111111133333335555555

*NOTE* the numbers are used to represent area..you wont see numbers *NOTE*

Also, tables allow you to create data fields where you can put information of ur website in and organize it and present it in a nice fashion.

Here is a simple table

<tr> is a row
<td> is a colum
row is such as from 0-4 in the example, and a colum is like from 0-1 in the example

Here is a simple table in html

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bordercolor="000000" bgcolor="ffffff">
<tr>
<td>0</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
</table>

*Note* the numbers are in the correct spot for the first example table, where you see the numbers in the first example is where you put them where you see them in the simple table in html*Note*

dont worry about cellspacing and cellpadding...anymore questions leave a post.