Chapter 10
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Chapter
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Graphically Enhanced Tables
If you are not interested in learning about graphical tables, you can skip the next two chapters.
Thus far, we've covered simple tables, that is, tables with text-based data that is presented in rows and columns.
In this chapter, we'll learn to build upon what we already know to construct graphical tables. Graphical tables allow us to increase the presentability of our web page, not only for tabular data, but for the web page itself. We'll present advanced methods for using tables, including cells, borders, spacing, width and height, word-wrapping, and alignment issues.
If you are already thoroughly familiar with these things, you can skip this chapter.
Before beginning this chapter, you should be familiar with the HTML skeleton file (we won't explicitly show it here), placing and formatting text, adjusting font size and color, using background colors and images, using inline, off-page, and clickable images, and using lists. In particular, you should be very comfortable with the application of HTML tags for building simple tables, as was presented in the previous chapter. Review the Introduction, and the previous chapters if any of those things sound a little funny to you.
To observe the demonstration portions of each lesson, you'll need to have an advanced browser that supports tables. Most recent versions of Netscape and MS Internet Explorer qualify, as do others. If you have a different, or older browser, check your software's documentation.
Upon completing the lessons, we'll offer a short quiz whereby you can access your skills. If you have some prior HTML experience, you may want to begin with the quiz, to find out if you might "skip the chapter". To finish the chapter, we'll present a practice exercise, to make sure everything is crystal-clear. An example solution to the exercise will be made available via link, in case you're having trouble getting your web page to work (or for those who don't believe in practicing). The solution (yours or ours), can be used as a starting template in building your own oh-so-fine web page.
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