Table Basics
Check out how Netscape Tables work
Automatic Table Builders
Table Tool
PageMaker WebSucker
HTMLMakerTable Alternatives
Use a List
Use an Image
Use Preformatted Text
Link the Table Off the Main PageComplete List of HTML Commands
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There are many references dealing with Netscape tables. One of the best is from Netscape itself. A good example is all you should really need to get started. Copy it into your page and modify the table entries or copy and paste a new row. Simple tables are pretty easy, but in more complex ones, the concept of spanned cells can drive you crazy. If there is a "cell overhang" from the previous row, there can be no entry in the row below. If there is, that entry will get bumped over and cause the rest of the table to get out of whack. Many web authors use table with no borders to get interesting text effects or to simulate columns of text, etc.
Here is a table example which is an old class schedule.
A clever way to get started with a table is the <A HREF="http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/cgi-bin/NewSearch?key=tabletool"> TableTool. This is a HyperCard stack that will take data copied from a spreadsheet (tab delimited) and convert it to the correct html commands to create a web table. So type your data into the cells of a spreadsheet and copy and paste it into this stack. It will output an html table.
Another HyperCard stack that used to be able to convert PageMaker documents into a table of contents and separate articles. It has the interesting name PageMaker WebSucker.
This lead to another conversion utility (from my alma mater, Bucknell) with another interesting name, Dave.
Many calendar programs export into html table format. Microsoft Word will export tables in correct HTML. BBEdit has a table tool. Claris Home Page and many other WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) HTML tools make handling tables much simpler than hand coding them.
In short, tables are a very interesting way of presenting information. The one big drawback is that not all browsers can handle them (Lynx cannot handle tables). For these reasons, some people advocate Table Alternatives.
A final table example is the bare bones list of HTML Commands.
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