Go Gov! Web Management Suite User Guide - Inserting and Editing a Table

Inserting a Table

Step 1: There are two ways to insert a table onto your page.

(1) Select the 'Insert Table' button and draw how many rows and columns you want your table to be. Insert a table

Please Note: The table will automatically appear in your content area with the following settings: 100% width and 1 pixel border. See Editing a Table to change those settings.

(2) Select 'Insert' from the top drop-down menus, then select 'Insert Tables'. This will open a window allowing you to edit the table properties.

Step 2:
Complete the fields in the window.

Rows: Number of rows in the new table.

Columns: Number of columns in the table.

Alignment: Table alignment.

Border: Border thickness of table.

Width: Width in pixels of table.
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Cellpadding: Cellpadding of the table. The amount of space (measured by pixels) between the the content in the table and the table borders.

Cellspacing: Cellspacing of the table. The amount of space (measured by pixels) between each table cell.

Color: Select background color of table.

Background Image: Select background image of table

Editing a Table

You may edit the tables properties simply by right-clicking while your cursor is placed anywhere in the table. Upon right-clicking, you will receive a menu displaying multiple options to edit your table: Table Properties, Row Properties, Column Properties and Cell Properties. Each of these will edit the respective area in which your cursor is placed.

Merging and Splitting Cells

Merging Cells: Select two or more cells that you would like to merge and then right-click and select the option to 'Merge Cell'.

Splitting Cells: Place your cursor within one cell and right-click and select the option to 'Split Cell'.