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Formatting tables and cells

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Formatting tables and cells 

You can change the appearance of tables by setting properties for the table and its cells or by 
applying a preset design to the table. Before you set table and cell properties, it’s a good idea to 
understand which properties have precedence over the others (see 

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Viewing and setting table, cell, row, and column 
properties 

When a table or cell is selected, the Property inspector lets you view and change its properties.

To view and set table or table element properties:

1.

Select a table, cell, row, or column (see 

2.

In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), click the expander arrow in the lower-
right corner to see all the properties.

3.

Change properties as necessary.

For more information, click the Help button in the Property inspector.

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To format the text inside a table cell, use the same procedures you would use to format 
text outside of a table. For more information, see 

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Before you change properties for table elements, it’s a good idea to understand which 
properties have precedence over the others (see 

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When you set properties on a column, Dreamweaver changes the attributes of the 

td

 

tag corresponding to each cell in the column. When you set certain properties for a 
row, however, Dreamweaver changes the attributes of the 

tr

 tag rather than 

changing the attributes of each 

td

 tag in the row, When you’re applying the same 

format to all the cells in a row, applying the format to the 

tr

 tag produces cleaner, 

more concise HTML code.