1. Create a regular content element and open the Text tab
2. In the RTE, click the button
3. In the Insert Table dialog, enter at least a Summary or a Caption, along with any other style changes desired
4. Click OK

A default table is created without alignment, borders, backgrounds, etc. To add alignment, borders or backgrounds

1. Open the regular content element and click the Text tab
2. Right-click the table and choose Table Properties to configure the table appearance (or click somewhere in the table and then click the button in the RTE)
3. Edit properties as described below
4. Click OK when you are done
5. Save and publish the content element as usual

Choose a style

To style the table,

1. In the table properties window, locate the Table classes drop-down menu under the Style heading
2. Select a style.
   Availability of styles may vary by site just as the appearance of similarly-named styles may vary by site. In the example below there is only one style (Striped Rows) available

Size the table/fields

1. In the table properties window, locate the Width and Height field under the Layout heading
2. Enter values for width or height.
   It is highly recommended that you set width in terms of percent or em so it can grow with the size of data and text size. If you do set height, you should be aware that the visitor may not see all of the table contents if you don't set the value large enough

Other table properties fields

1. Caption: is text that will display in the body of the completed web page
2. Summary: is useful for persons utilizing assistive technology devices. The summary should literally provide a brief summary of the table, aiding users in determining whether they should read the table contents or not
   
   At least one of Caption or Summary must be provided.

1. In the RTE, right-click on the table and choose Cell Properties (or click in the table and then click the button in the RTE)
2. Change the Type of cell: to Header cell for column or Header cell for row, as appropriate
3. Click OK
4. Save and publish as normal

Example table with StripeRows2 and both row and column header cells:

	Column heading 1	Column heading 2	Column heading 3
Row heading 1	a	b	c
Row heading 2	d	e	f
Row heading 3	g	h	i

Example table movie

Styles available in the RTE as of 3/10/08 include

• StripeRows1 - rows with alternating white/gray background
  
• StripeRows2 - rows with alternating white/gray background with dotted gray border
  
• Border1 - solid gray border
  

The following tables were created by choosing table options in the initial table create dialog using the selections described.

100% default table

Insert new table and click OK without changing any other options:

asdf	asdf	asdf	asdf
this is a longer cell	short	short	short
short	this is a longer cell	short	short

This is a mostly default table (Header cells on left)

Change header cells to left:

asdf	asdf	asdf	asdf
this is a longer cell	short	short	short
short	this is a longer cell	short	short

Default table with stripeRows2

Change style to stripeRows2:

asdf	asdf	asdf	asdf
this is a longer cell	short	short	short
short	this is a longer cell	short	short

Header cells on left with stripeRows2

Change header cells to left and style to stripeRows2:

asdf	asdf	asdf	asdf
this is a longer cell	short	short	short
short	this is a longer cell	short	short

It is not possible to both change the alignment for the entire table AND have a table class (e.g. stripeRows2). The options are mutually exclusive.

Header cells on left with left alignment

Change header cells to left and set alignment to left:

asdf	asdf	asdf	asdf
this is a longer cell	short	short	short
short	this is a longer cell	short	short

Multiple selections

ALL classes in the table are mutually exclusive. This means that for table-wide styling,you may choose only ONE of the following at a time

• text alignment
• vertical alignment
• border1
• stripeRows1
• stripeRows2