Tables, as Implemented in
Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
T
ables are a feature that many Web browsers have been adding support
for, even though they aren't officially part of the HTML 2.0 specification.
New to Internet Explorer version 2.0 is not only the full table support
that you find in many other browsers, but a couple of added features
that you might find useful for gaining a little more control over the
presentation of tables on your page. Plus, they can also be extremely useful
for adding some exciting visual content, without the need for graphical
images that increase the download burden on your site.
The most exciting aspect of tables is the new ability to control
the background color of the table as well as the individual cells. You
can also specify the colors for the 3-D shading that is used on a
table that has the border turned on.
While in version 3.0 of Internet Explorer there will be some
additional table support, this small set of pages will focus primarily on
what you can do with version 2.0.
Just click on the navigation buttons below to browse through the table
pages here. And notice that the buttons themselves are implemented as
tables, and don't include any graphics.