Netscape Composer Tutorial

Dr. Diane E. Newby

Central Michigan University

Making Tables

To make a table, click on the table icon.

A pop-up dialogue box will appear, like the one below.

Try making a table with one row and three columns. Change the numbers

of columns from 2 to 3. Then click on Insert.

You will get a table that looks like this. This table has three cells or three columns.

Images and Text in a Table

Text, images, and/or hyperlinks may be placed inside any cell of the table. Place the mouse in the table cell. Click on the cell you wish to type or enter an icon. Your cursor should take the shape of a vertical line. Then start typing your text or use the image tool to import an icon into a cell. The text font and size may be altered. Font styles, such as bold, underline, italic, color, etc. are altered just as they would be elsewhere in the document.

See the example below.

Importing an image

Click on the image tool.

A dialogue box will appear. Place your cursor on the line under Image File Name or Location. Click on, Choose File. Make sure you are in your zip disk to select an image from your zip disk.

Reconfiguring the properties of a table.

Each Table has dialog box that will allow you to reconfigure your table properties. Click on a cell in the table.

Place the mouse in the table cell so that you see your cursor as a straight vertical line. Hold down Format and select Table Info. You will see three menus, Table, Row, and Cell. Click on Table. You will see the table properties appear. You can change the:

Alignment from Left to Center or from Center to Right

Table Width by clicking on the box next to it and deleting the checkmark

Equal Columns Widths by checking on the box next to it. Then, you will have unspecified widths of a cell.

Table Color by clicking in the box next to it. The color wheel will appear.

Once you have made your choices, click, "OK."

If you want to edit the properties of a row, click on the Row tab at the top of the dialogue box.