This document provides information and instructions on how to format text and create tables using HTML tags. It describes font face and size tags, as well as the basic table elements of rows, columns, cells, headings, and captions. It also details how to add borders, colors, alignments, merging cells, and backgrounds to tables.

1. FontFont face - the font of your textFont size - 1 to 7<font face=________ size = ______ color=_____>When complete, end font tag.

2. Tables

3. Table ElementsRow - horizontal line of informationColumn - Vertical line of informationCell - intersection of a row and columnHeading cells - display text as bold and center alignedData cells - display normal text that is left aligned

4. Table Elements cont’dTable borders - lines that encompass the perimeter of the tableTable header - bold text that indicate the purpose of the row or columnTable caption - descriptive text located above or below the table that further describes the purpose of the table.

5. TableCaptionRowRow

6. <table><caption>Caption</caption><tr></tr><tr></tr></table>If you want the caption on the bottom of the table, type <caption align=bottom>

7. Table Borders<table border= _____ bordercolor=_____ width= ___% bgcolor=_______>The border is a number which represents the thickness.The width is how much of the screen you want to cover in %. If the width ___% is not included, your table is left aligned and scrunched together.

8. Border Color of CellsTo change the border of a particular cell:<th bordercolor=_____> for heading<td bordercolor=_____> for data

9. Alignment for cell infoPlace the alignment tag in the part of the table you wish to align.If you wish to center info in an entire row:<tr align=center>If you wish to only center info in a certain cell<tr><td align=center>

10. Alignment of a TableTo align a table - not the contents of a table<table align=______>

11. To merge cells in a tableTo merge columns:<td colspan = _____> Fill in the blank with the number of cells you want to merge over.To merge rows:<td rowspan =______> Fill in blank with the number of rows you want to merge over.

12. Changing the font color in a tableTo change the font color in a table, the font color tag must be put at the start of each word in a cell. You must also end it at the end of each cell.….<tr><td><font color=blue>Hello</font></td></tr>…

13. Background colors of cellsTo change the background color of cells:<tr><th bgcolor=_____></th></tr> (Heading cells)<tr><td bgcolor=_____></td></tr> (Data cells)You must put the bgcolor in EACH <th> or <td> tag you want to have a bgcolor.

14. Adjusting the width of cells<tr><th width=___%> Adjusts width of heading cell<tr><td width=___%> Adjusts width of data cell.