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A table is made up of rows and columns of cells that you can fill with text and graphics. Tables are often used to organize and present information. They are also used to create interesting, clean page layouts on your Web pages by designating sections of your page to specific information thereby forcing areas of the page to align correctly to one another. For more specific information on tables in general please review the help documentation that comes with most word processors.
Creating a Table
TAGGON offers a couple of ways to make a table. The best way depends on how you like to work, and on how simple or complex the table needs to be. Creating a table within TAGGON is accomplished by clicking on the Insert Table icon on the toolbar or by selecting Table from the Insert option of the Table menu.
When using a Insert Table icon method a submenu will appear on the screen. Moving the mouse cursor over the submenu highlights the number of columns and rows you wish to start the new table with. When you are satisfied with your selection left click on the submenu with the appropriate columns and rows selected, default settings will be applied for the table's properties. If you wish to cancel the procedure click anywhere on the screen outside of the submenu.
Alternatively if you choose to insert the table from the Insert menu, the Insert Table dialogue box will appear on the screen, allowing you to select the rows, columns, layout, and spacing of the table you wish to insert.
Table Manipulation
Once you have a table set up you will need to know how to manipulate the properties of that table to your liking. TAGGON allows you to fully manipulate your table properties to acchieve the desired look and feel for your page. The following are short descriptions on how to acchieve a desired aim. For specific information on table properties in general please review the help documentation that comes with most word processors.
Select Columns to the Left or Columns to the Right from the Insert option of the Table menu.
Select Rows Above or Rows Below from the Insert option of the Table menu.
Select Cells from the Insert option of the Table menu. Inserting a cell will add a cell to the left of the active cell.
To delete a table, click anywhere on a table that you wish to delete and select Table from the Delete option of the Table menu. This will remove the entire table.
To delete a column, click anywhere on the column that you wish to delete, or highlight a number of columns and select Column from the Delete option of the Table menu. This will remove all selected columns.
To delete a cell, click anywhere on the cell that you wish to delete, and select Cell from the Delete option of the Table menu. This will remove the cell. You can only delete one cell at a time.
Table Properties
All important table properties can be set by using the menu Table Properties.
To adjust the size of your table check the Preferred width or Preferred height checkboxes as appropriate and adjust the corresponding size values in pixels. Note that the most common screen sizes are either 800 or 1024 pixels wide. You should choose a size for your table that fits into the common screen sizes. If you do not choose a preferred size, the table will be adjusted to 100% of its available width.
The Alignment section controls the alignment of the table relative to your document. To align the table to the Left, Centre or Right of your document. Choose your Indent from left by adding the desired number of pixels you wish to push the table from the left side of the document.
The Text Wrapping section controls the textflow around a table. Click the text wrapping symbol None, Left, or Right to chose your preferred textflow.
The Spacing and Padding section controls the spacing of cells and cell contents within a table. Defining Top, Left, Right, and Bottom will space out cells from each other accordingly. Defining the Cells spacing will change all 4 properties simultaneously and equally. Defining the Cells padding will assign the distance from the border of a cell to the cell content whether image or text
The Fill section allows you to define the background of the table. Selecting Background color and clicking on the pulldown menu loads the Color Selector window. The Color Selector allows you to select from a selection of Internet colours or enter a hexadecimal colour value. Selecting Background Image will allow you to assign an image as the background for the table by clicking on the Image Chooser icon located directly below the option. Finally selecting None will assign no background to the table, this option is the default.
The Table Styles section allows you to apply CSS styles to the cell. To apply a style check the Preferred Table Style checkbox and select the appropriate style from the style pulldown box.
The Row Tab allows you to set the height of your rows. Enter the number of pixels for your height and check the Preferred height checkbox to activate the row size. You can switch between rows by clicking on the Previous Row or Next Row button.
The Column Tab allows you to set the width of your columns. Enter the number of pixels for your width and check the Preferred width checkbox to activate the column size. You can switch between columns by clicking on the Previous Column or Next Column button.
The Border Tab controls the borders of your table. The Style section allows you to define the line style to apply to a section. The option icons to the right of the Style section allow you to define which border to apply the style to. You may set the color and width of each border in the Color pulldown menu and the Width pulldown menus respectively. Borders can be applied to either Tables or Cells as per your perogative.
To adjust the size of your cell check the Preferred width or Preferred height checkboxes as appropriate and adjust the corresponding size values in pixels. If you do not choose a preferred size, the cell will be adjusted to 100% of its available width.
The Vertical alignment section controls the alignment of the cell contents to align the table to the Top, Middle, or Bottom of your document.
The Cell margins section controls the margins dimensions for the cell. You can apply these settings to the Top, Bottom, Left, or Right margins of the cell. Additionally checking the Apply to table checkbox will assign these dimensions for the complete table.
The Fill section allows you to define the background of the table. Selecting Background color and clicking on the pulldown menu loads the Color Selector window. The Color Selector allows you to select from a selection of Internet colours or enter a hexadecimal colour value. Selecting Background Image will allow you to assign an image as the background for the table by clicking on the Image Chooser icon located directly below the option. Finally selecting None will assign no background to the table, this option is the default.
The Cell Styles section allows you to apply CSS styles to the cell. To apply a style check the Preferred Cell Style checkbox and select the appropriate style from the style pulldown box. | 
