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Testing HTML for Lesson 21

Basic Table With Border <table border>

If the figure below is a three by three grid of X's and O's, then your browser supports HTML tables.

X	X	O
O	O	X
X	O	X

Variable-Width Border <table border=X>

If the table below has a thick, shaded border, then your browser supports HTML tables with the border width set by border attribute.

X	X	O
O	O	X
X	O	X

Invisible Border <table>

If the table below has no border, then your browser supports HTML tables with invisible borders by omitting the border attribute.

X	X	O
O	O	X
X	O	X

Invisible Border <table border=0>

If the table below has no border, then your browser supports HTML tables with invisible borders by setting the border=0 attribute.

X	X	O
O	O	X
X	O	X

Variable Cell Wall Width <table border=x cellspacing=y>

If the table below has cell walls that are wider than one pixel, then your browser supports HTML tables with variable cell wall widths via the cellspacing=y attribute.

X	X	O
O	O	X
X	O	X

Variable Cell Padding <table border=x cellspacing=y cellpadding=z>

If the table below has cell walls with empty space between the contents and the cell walls, then your browser supports HTML tables with variable cell padding via the cellpadding=z attribute.

X	X	O
O	O	X
X	O	X

Colored Cells <tr bgcolor=#xxyyzz> <td bgcolor=#xxzzyy>

If the table below has different color cells, then your browser supports HTML colored tables via the bgcolor=#color attribute.

X	X	O
O	O	X
X	O	X

Background Images for Table Cells <td background="pattern.gif>

If the table below has patterns in the background, then your browser supports HTML colored tables via the background="pattern.gif" attribute.

X	X	O
O	O	X
X	O	X

Background Images for Tables <table... background="pattern.gif>

If the table below has patterns in the background, then your browser supports HTML colored tables via the background="pattern.gif" attribute. Note the the effect can be different in different browsers; NetScape will fill only the table cells while Internet Explorer will cover the entire area of the table.

X	X	O
O	O	X
X	O	X