Overview
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Why and When to use Tables
Tables are an excellent way to organize large amounts of information in an easy to read way.
Table Syntax
The following code will build a basic table. Tables always begin with In the first line we set the widths of the borders and the space between cells. border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" On the second line we enter the title of the table. + 2006/07 Premier League Table The following lines create the column headings, when creating the column headings we use a "!" instead of a pipe. - !Position !Club Name !Points Now we create the rows and the information that goes in them. Each line starts with a pipe and each row of information is separated by a - . - 1 Manchester United 89 - 2 Chelsea 83 - 3 Liverpool 68 - 4 Arsenal 68 - 5 Tottenham 60 - 6 Bolton 59 Notice that each cell is split by a double pipe . Usually there would be no space between the pipes, here the space is there to make reading the code easier. This will create a basic table, which looks like this.
Tips and Tricks
Table width: In the first line of the table it is possible to define the table's width, for example: Common Problems *Missing pipes *Too many spaces *Not ending the table with
Exercise 1 Adding a Table to a Wiki
#Create a page #Add a table with 2 columns and five rows #Fill in the table with the names of five people and their favorite drink #Save your page #Debug the table if needed