We all know tables from spreadsheet programs. However, have you ever considered using them for design?  
 


Tables - Inserting / Size / Rows / Columns

A table is one of the best ways to 'fence in' content on a page. Tables are very easy to create and to work with.

insert table from common toolbarIn order to insert a table, click the table icon from the Icon tool bar.You will see the following dialog box:

table properties dialog box

This is a formatting table so no caption or summary is used. If it were a table for data, adding the Header would enable the text reader in making sense of the content. Text and graphics are added inside the table the same as on a regular page. Here is what the above table would look like with a picture in colum 1 and text in column 2.

table with content

Clicking the Cell tab in the table dialog box brings up similar choices to be applies to cells.
 

 

Tables

Inserting / Size / Rows / Columns

Joining / Splitting cells

Design by Nesting