Most websites contain tables to manage the pages and put it in a constant shape which can't be changed while browsing in any browser. Also you can put the text and images in the places you want without caring about the management of paragraphs.

      As you can see in the top of this page, the back to the main site link and the other links at the top right are separted, and this can't be done except by puting some spaces or images between them, but in this way, the page's shape will change from one browser to another.

      So we used tables to make this page in this constant shape in all browsers; so we can say that tables have many advantages than making the page with just paragraphs of text and putting images in normal places, and we can consider the following advantages to tables...

1. Tables consist of number of cells which have different sizes and numbers in each row and column.
2. Each cell can have a different background and different alignment.
3. This helps in shaping the page as you want in a constant shape.
4. This shape won't change in appearance in any browser.
5. The ablility of merging cells, splitting cells and adding rows or columns even after you have finished working with the table.

To make a table

1. Click to open a small box contains number of squares which represent the number of rows and columns of the table you are making. Drag on theses squares till you specify the number of rows and columns then release. Or...
2. Click the Table menu from the menu bar, then choose Insert Table. The following window will appear...
3. Set the number of Rows and Columns, Alignment, Border Size, Cell Padding and Cell Spacing. Each is set by writing the number you want in each text field.
4. To set the width of the table, check the Specify Width check box and write the size you want, but if you want it to fit its components, leave the check box unchecked. It's recommended to specify the width of the cells and not the whole table !
5. Click OK. The table is now set.

To change the table properties

1. Right-click the table, then choose Table Properties from the menu. Or click the Table menu from the menu bar then choose Table Properties. The following window will appear...
2. Change various options like Alignment, Float, Border Size, Cell Padding and Cell Spacing by choosing the type or writing the number in their text fields.
3. Set it's width or height by checking the check boxes of Specify Width or Specify Height and writing the size of each either by percent of the page or pixels to be constant in all browsers. But it's still recommended to specify width and height of cells and not the table.
4. Choose the background as you learned in the Background session but in the Table Properties window.
5. Click OK to set new changes.
6. To add rows or columns, right-click the table then choose Insert Rows or Insert Columns. Or...
7. Click the Table menu from the menu bar then choose Insert Rows or Columns. The following window will appear...
8. Choose if you want to add Columns or Rows, choose the number of columns/rows, and choose the position of the added columns/rows. Then click OK.

To change the cell properties

1. Right-click the cell then choose Cell Properties from the menu. Or click the Table menu from the menu bar then choose Cell Properties. The following window will appear...
2. Change the Horizontal and Vertical Alignment of the components inside the cell by choosing the type of each from the drop down menu of each.
3. Set it's width or height by checking the check boxes of Specify Width or Specify Height and writing the size of each either by percent of the page or pixels to be constant in all browsers. It's recommended to set the dimensions of the cells and not the whole talbe.
4. Choose the background as you learned in the Background session but in the Cell Properties window.
5. Click OK to set the new changes.

Merging and splitting cells

1. To merge cells, select the cells you want to merge. (note: the cells must be adjacent) Right-click the selected cells then choose Merge Cells from the menu.
2. To split cells, select thy cels you want to split. (note: they can be one cell or a number of cells you want to split with the same settings) Right-click the selected cells then choose Split Cells from the menu. The following window will appear...
3. Choose if you want to split the cells into columns or rows, then choose the number of columns/rows that will be made after splitting, then finally click OK.

HTML TAG

      It's better here to select the object you want to know its HTML TAG after putting it with the FrontPage, then click the button found at the bottom of the FrontPage window beside the horizontal scroll bar. You'll find the HTML TAG of the object selected, read it well, then observe the function of each command.