That's doable in a table. The grids above are also doable. And if you understand what you can and can't do right from the beginning, you'll save yourself lots of hassle in the long run. The thing to remember here is that a is always enclosed in a , which is always enclosed in a . Let's make the basic table we outlined above.
Table rows always run horizontally.
In order to see the table, you can add border to the table tag. This simply turns the border on. You can also specify its width by adding a number, as in . To do this, you have to use the colspan modifyer. So if you want to stretch a cell horizontally, use colspan .