Dreamweaver help making tables?

Question

I am new to Dreamweaver and I am trying to understand how I can make a table to layout my page. Example, I want to make a table tht is centered, etc. How can I first go about creating a table? Thanks!

Answer 1

Insert -> table
then on the bottom theres a properties bar.. make changes to your table there. ie if you want your table centered, go to the align dropdown menu and select center. you can merge cells and stuff too

Answer 2

You can just click the table maker in the top palate part above the primary dreamweaver window and start with the basic settings (create a new basic html page to start if you have not already). I would recommend a table width of around 900 these days.

Once you have a basic table you can tweak it. I like to use a split screen so I can just change numbers right in the code. You will see your table in body of the html. If you can't find it then just search for it (control - f) in the code. type in the nuber you put in for the table width or click on the table in the design view. If you right click on the table after you created it from the table tool you can go to table > select table. Now you will see a set of parameters for your table so you can add/change stuff in it at the bottom of the screen. You will see an option to allign it - there you can change it from default to center. Also, if you have not already, you can change the default border size from 1 to 0. Anyway, this is where you want to be if you do not do straight coding.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

If you're using Dreamweaver MX 2004 or 8, nix the table idea altogether. Use its newer built in functions such as CSS and layers. Much more friendly. :-)