5. Click OK when you??™re finished.
You can achieve the same effect by using the menus. To do so, first position the cursor in the cell to be
affected and then choose one of the following commands from the Modify ??? Table menu:
Command Description
Increase Row Span Joins the current cell with the cell below it
Increase Column Span Joins the current cell with the cell immediately to its right
Decrease Row Span Separates two or more previously spanned cells from the bottom cell
Decrease Column Span Separates two or more previously spanned cells from the right edge
Existing text or images are put in the same cell if the cells containing them are joined to span rows or
columns. Figure 13-13 shows a table containing both row and column spanning.
Show restraint when splitting and merging cells, or your table will be difficult to maintain.
When you are building a complex table such as the one in Figure 13-13, it??™s best to map out
your table before you begin constructing it and to complete it prior to entering your data.
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FIGURE 13-13
This spreadsheet-like report was built using Dreamweaver??™s row- and column-spanning features.
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In this Technique, you practice aligning tables to achieve two different effects as well as merging cells and
clearing column widths.
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