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MULTICOLUMNS
WITH TABLES-Layout design
can also include newspaper or magazine-style columns. While Netscape features the Column Tags (see next tip) a two or three column table can be can also be used to control the layout and accommodate a variety of browsers. |
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Multi-column
Table |
<Table border=0 cellspacing=6> <TR> <TH>colspan=5><H2> <!--Place Heading Here--></H2> </TH> <TR valign=top> <TD rowspan=2> <!--first column--> </TD> <TD rowspan=2 width=20> <BR> <TD> <!--Place copy for the second column here--> </TD> <TD width=20> <BR> </TD> <TD> <!--Place copy for third column here.--> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan=3 align=center> <IMG SRC="my.gif"> <P> <B>My Graphic> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> |
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Column
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NETSCAPE COL TAGS In Netscape you can create multi-column magazine or newspaper style layouts with this tag and its attributes, COLS, GUTTER and WIDTH which are placed in the Body of the document. However, using graphics within these tags may throw the column alignment off. | |
Multicolumns
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<MULTICOL COLS=3 GUTTER=10 WIDTH=600> <COL> <!--First column of text goes here and here.--> </COL> <COL> <!--Second column of text here and here and here and here.--> </COL> <COL> <!--Third column of text goes here and here and here.--> </COL> </MULTICOL> |
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Color Example | ADDING COLOR SHADES to your tables and individual cells is another way to spice up your layout. | |