View the source of this page for another way. Tables can also be used to create columnar layout as illustrated here. Note that you need to make use of cellpadding to keep the columns from colliding with each other. You will usually need to experiment a lot to create the effect you want. Often, you may find it better to change your ambitions rather than insist on exactly your original conception.
Tables can be good for placing images relative to each other within the browser window.
Occasionally you will notice that browsers don't do exactly what you thought you told them. Well, you should realise that values in HTML attributes are usually only treated as hints to the browser, which may have several other constraints to satisfy. Graphics-intensive tables can take a considerable time to download and render. There are quite a few major sites whose download time suggests that the designers have not tested with slower modems and computers. This typically corresponds to a few inches of text such as normally found in books and other printed media.