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Table properties and formatting

You can format an entire table using table formatting options.

When you create or edit a table, the Table Editor displays table editing options:

Title

The text that is shown as a tooltip when the mouse hovers over the table.

  • Table: Yes
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: No
Caption

The caption displayed above the table.

  • Table: Yes
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: No
Summary

A longer description of the table.

  • Table: Yes
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: No
Width

The width of the table, column or cell:

  • For a table, this is a percentage (e.g. 60%) of the width of the page. For a column or cell, this is a percentage of the width of the table.
  • A specific number of pixels (e.g. 250). To specify a number of pixels, select the Other setting.
  • Leave blank for auto sizing.
  • Table: Yes
  • Row: No
  • Column: Yes
  • Cell: Yes
Height

The height of the table, row, or cell:

  • For a table, this is a percentage of the format area (e.g. 60%). For a row, or cell, this is a percentage of the table
  • A specific number of pixels (e.g. 250). To specify a number of pixels, select the Other setting.
  • Leave blank for auto sizing. If you leave this field blank, your browser will adjust the height to the contents of the cell/table.
  • Table: Yes
  • Row: No
  • Column: Yes
  • Cell: Yes
Cell spacing

The spacing around the table cells.

  • Table: Yes
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: No
Cell padding

The padding between cell contents and cell borders.

  • Table: Yes
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: No
Horizontal alignment

This is the alignment of the contents of cells in the table (left, right, center)

  • Table: Yes
  • Row: Yes
  • Column: Yes
  • Cell: Yes
Border size

The size of the table border. To remove the table border, set the size to "0".

  • Table: Yes
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: No
Border style

The style of the table border.

  • Table: Yes
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: No
Border color

The color of the border. Select Custom color to select a color other than the listed colors.

  • Table: Yes
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: No
Background color

The background color of the table, row, column or cell. Select Custom color to select a color other than the listed colors.

  • Table: Yes
  • Row: Yes
  • Column: Yes
  • Cell: Yes
Style

If the SDL Tridion Sites system administrator has predefined styles for your system, you can select a predefined style for the table, row, column or cell.

  • Table: Yes
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: No
Body/Header/Footer

This is a row setting that allows you to apply a body, header or footer setting to a row in the table.

  • Table: No
  • Row: Yes
  • Column: No
  • Cell: No
Vertical alignment

The vertical alignment of the contents of a column, row, or cell (top, middle, bottom).

  • Table: No
  • Row: Yes
  • Column: Yes
  • Cell: Yes
Type of information

Select the type of information contained in the selected cell(s):

  • Header is for heading text
  • Data is for content
  • Table: No
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: Yes
ID

If the Type of information is "Header" you can add an ID attribute to a single selected cell.

  • Table: No
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: Yes
Text

The text contained in a single selected cell.

  • Table: No
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: Yes
Abbreviation

If the Type of information is "Header" you can add an abbreviation attribute to a single selected cell.

  • Table: No
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: Yes
Scope

If the Type of information is "Header" for one or more cells you can select whether the header is for a row or for a column.

  • Table: No
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: Yes
Axis

If the Type of information is "Header" for one or more cells you can categorize cell information.

  • Table: No
  • Row: No
  • Column: No
  • Cell: Yes