Tables offer web designers control over laying out data and graphical elements in web pages.
Using tables in web documents makes web design simpler, providing designers with the ability create graphically interesting web pages with little effort. The following 10 steps are designed to aid your understanding of how and why tables are an important web design tool. These steps are designed not as crutches for you to rely upon, but rather as guides to the exploration and development of your web design skills. By looking at existing web pages in Composer, you can see how designers use tables and other design elements to create web pages. This web site tutorial was authored and produced by Indiana University School of Journalism student James A. Drew.