HTML Table Format Dialog

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The Table Format Dialog allows you to set various formatting options for HTML tables. This form is invoked when you try to save a Case Information Displays as HTML.

 

The Table Format Dialog is divided into two tabs, Table Properties and Table Elements.

 

Table Properties

This tab allows you to specify values for options that govern the appearance of the table as a whole. Here you can specify the following properties:

Border Weight

The thickness of the border to draw around each cell. Specify 0 to suppress the drawing of a cell border.

Horizontal Cell Spacing

The spacing to employ between cells that neighbor each other horizontally.

Vertical Cell Spacing

The spacing to employ between cells that neighbor each other vertically.

Table Width

The width of the table. If the Percent checkbox is checked, the width specifies the horizontal dimension of the table relative to the object that contains it on the screen.

Caption

The table title that will be printed directly above it on the web page.

 

Table Elements

These options control how the data will be centered in each cell. Choices include:

Horizontal Alignment

Controls how the text in each cell should be positioned horizontally. The default value is Left, but you may also choose to center or right-justify the data in each cell.

Vertical Alignment

Controls how the text in each cell should be positioned vertically. The default value is Middle, but you may also choose to align the text with the top or bottom edges of the cell.

If any of the numeric entries (Border Weight, Horizontal Cell Spacing, Vertical Cell Spacing, Table Width) are left blank or zero, your browser will employ its default settings for these values in rendering the table on the screen.