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Tables- Additional Options

Dreamweaver allows many formatting options with tables. The basic table is not very exciting, but you can manipulate its elements to create a greater impact. Some of these options include the following topics:

• Applying Color to Text
• Inserting a Table with a Caption
• Inserting Tables Inside of Tables

Applying Color to Text

Table text can be any color. Colored text may, for example, be used to make the text of a specific cell stand out. The Color pull-down list provides 216 web-safe colors to choose from. You can also create a custom color.

Applying a Standard Color to Text

1. Select the text you wish to color
   The Text Properties Pane appears
   

2. In the Color text box, type the desired color value
   Example: #800000
   OR
   From the Color pull-down list , select the desired color
   HINT: To return your text to the default color (generally black), from the Color pull-down list, click DEFAULT COLOR

Applying a Custom Color to Text

1. Select the text you wish to color
   The Text Properties Pane appears.

2. From the Color pull-down list , click SYSTEM COLOR PICKER
   The Color dialog box appears.
   

3. In the Custom colors section, select an empty box

4. Using the color spectrum and gradient bar, create a color
   The color appears in the Color/Solid box.
   HINTS:
   If this box remains white, adjust the thin gradient bar.
   You may use the Hue, Sat, Lum, Red, Green, and Blue text boxes to create a color by entering specific values. For instruction on how to accomplish this, refer to Selecting Colors by Values.

5. Click ADD TO CUSTOM COLORS
   The empty box you selected now contains the new color.

6. Click OK

Inserting a Table with a Caption

A caption is text that appears above or below a table. The purpose of table captions is similar to the purpose of most picture captions—they explain or clarify. Before inserting your table, you must set your preferences to include table accessibility options. Keep in mind that not all browsers interpret options consistently; the way captions appear may vary depending on the browser and version.

Setting Table Accessibility Options

1. From the Edit menu, select Preferences...
   The Preferences dialog box appears.

2. From the Category list, select Accessibility

3. Select Tables

4. Click OK

Inserting a Table with a Caption and Summary

A caption appears above the table and can be used to help explain the table's content. The summary does not appear to typical users; it is read by a screen reader when vision-impared users visit the page. These are especially important when the table presents statistics or mostly numerical data.

1. From the Insert menu, select Table
   OR
   From the Insert bar, on the Common tab, click INSERT TABLE
   The Insert Table dialog box appears.

2. Complete the Insert Table dialog box appropriately

3. Click OK
   The Accessibility Options for Tables dialog box appears.
   

4. In the Caption text box, type the desired caption for your table

5. In the Summary text box, type the desired summary for your table
   Example: This table compares average monthly rain fall during 1993 in Eau Claire. June had the most, with 8.12 inches.

6. Click OK
   The table is inserted with the caption above it.

Inserting Tables Inside of Tables

You can insert a table within a table. The following instructions show you how to do this.

1. Place the insertion point in the desired cell

2. From the Insert menu, select Table
   OR
   From the Insert bar, on the Common tab, click INSERT TABLE
   The Insert Table dialog box appears.

3. Complete the Insert Table dialog box as appropriate

4. Click OK