Working With Tables

A table is a powerful tool for presenting tabular data. For example, add a table to a webpage that lists faculty/staff in one column, and contact information in another column.

To add a table:

• Place cursor in the area to place the table.
• Click on the icon at the top of the Contribute Toolbar.
• Enter the number of rows and columns, or accept the defaults for a table with three rows and three columns.
• Change any of the following table properties:
• Table width indicates how wide the table is.
• Select Default width to have the width of the table columns change as content is added. Select Specific width to have a fixed table width. Enter a number and use the pop-up menu to indicate if the number represents a number of pixels or the percentage of the page the table will occupy.
• Border thickness is the thickness of the border around the table.
• Tip: Enter 0 for no table border.
• Cell padding indicates the amount of space, in pixels, between the edge of the table cell and the content of the cell.
• Note: If no value is entered, Contribute sets cell padding to the default value, which is 1 pixel
• Cell spacing indicates the amount of space, in pixels, between each table cell.
• Note: If no value is entered, Contribute sets cell spacing to the default value, which is 2 pixels.
• Click a button in the Header section to add/remove a header; select from the following options:
• None indicates no header.
• Left indicates a header column.
• Top indicates a header row.
• Both indicates a header column and a header row.
• Tip: Screen readers read headings of rows or columns that have one of these header types applied; they do not read headings that are created by entering bold and centered text.
• Click "OK". The table appears in your draft.

Tip: After inserting a table, select it, and click the Table > Table Properties... menu to change additional table properties.

To change table data:

• Click the table to change.
• Click the cell with incorrect or out of date data.
• Make the proper changes to text.
• Click on "Publish" to finish editing.

To add rows/columns:

• Click the table.
• Click on any cell in the row ABOVE, or in the column to the RIGHT of what is being added.
• Click on the or icon at the top of the Contribute Toolbar.
• In the new row/column, enter in the desired information in each new cell.
• Click "Publish" to finish editing.

To delete rows/columns:

• Click the table to delete the row/column.
• Click on any cell in the row/column.
• From the "Table" menu above the Contribute Toolbar, select "Delete" and then "Row" or "Column".
• Click "Publish" to finish editing.