Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
Inserting a Table With a Caption
A caption is text that appears above or below a table. The purpose of table captions is similar to the purpose of most picture captions —they explain or clarify. A caption is especially useful when a table presents statistics or numerical data.
Before inserting your table, you must set your preferences to include table accessibility options. Keep in mind that not all browsers interpret options consistently; the way captions appear may vary depending on the browser and version.
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From the Insert menu, select Table
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From the Insert bar, on the Common tab, click TABLE
The Insert Table dialog box appears.
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Complete the Table size and Header sections appropriately
- Under the Accessibility section,
- In the Caption text box, type an appropriate caption
- From the Align caption pull-down list, select the desired alignment for the caption
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In the Summary text box, type appropriate text to summarize the information displayed in the table
NOTE: Summary text is not visible in a browser when viewing the page.
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Click OK
The table is inserted with a caption, if specified, above it.
