Table setting refers to how items are arranged on a table for dining and can be formal or informal. The style is influenced by the table service items, menu, and table size. Each "cover" or place setting should have at least 20 inches of space and include a plate in the center, napkin to the left, and flatware arranged with the knife to the right of the plate, blade facing inward. Proper table setting follows guidelines of leaving one inch between items and the table edge.

1. Table
Setting

2. Table Setting
refers to the manner in which the table appointments
and foods are arranged on the table or any surface for
dining.
It may either be:
 Formal
 Informal

3. Table setting is influenced by:
– the pattern of table service to be used , which gives the
established position of some items.
– the menu to be served which determines the specific
appointments to be placed at covers.
– the size of the table which influences the exact position of
appointments at covers.

4. The Place Setting
or Table Cover

5. Cover
– used to refer to the space used by one person at the
table.
– a width of at least 20 inches should be allowed for each
cover, and an even greater width is desirable if the
table is large enough.

6. How to place the table covering?
– If a tablecloth is used, place it over a “silence cloth or pad, and
center the cloth evenly on the table.. If place mats are used, put
one at each cover so that each mat is straight along the edge of
the table and about ½ or 1 inch from the edge.
– Napkins go to the extreme left of the cover with the open edge
of the napkin either to the right or to the left and about ½ inch
from the table’s edge.

7. How to place the tableware?
– Flatware

8. GUIDELINES
IN TABLE
SETTING

9. –Table appointments must be placed one inch away
from the edge of the table.
–The plate is placed at the center of the cover.

10. – The knife is placed at the right side of the cover an inch away from the plate, the blade facing the plate.