Insert / manage tables

Tables provide an accessible way to present organized information. Most web pages online today use them in one form or another to show text in columns as in a newspaper, to constrain text from flowing outside the viewer's visible screen space or just to provide a column of figures with a clear heading. ESY WEB Builder allows you to add and manipulate a table through MS Word-like commands.

To insert a table, follow these steps:

  1. Create a new page or edit any existing page.
  2. In the editor, click the point in the page where you want to insert a table. Click the insert table button and select the size of the table to be created by moving your mouse.
  3. The table is created with default settings. You may then start filling in cell contents or modify table options (see below):



To modify the table's size or delete a table, follow these steps:


  1. Ensure your cursor is within the table you want to edit and select Table Size from the Edit Table/Cell button .
  2. You may navigate within the table behind and apply multiple changes.
  3. Once finished, click the Close button.


To modify the table's appearance properties, follow these steps:

  1. Ensure your cursor is within the table you want to edit and select Table Properties from the Edit Table/Cell button (see previous page). The Table Properties window appears.

  2. The main tab to use here is the Properties tab:
  3. You may review how individual options will look by clicking the apply button.
  4. When finished with all modifications, click ok.
  5. Repeat this procedure to modify any table options that have been already set.


To modify an individual cells properties, follow these steps:

  1. Ensure your cursor is within the table and cell you want to edit and select Cell Properties from the Edit Table/Cell button . You may also select a group of cells to apply this formatting to. The Cell Properties window appears.
  2. The main tab to use here is the Properties tab: Set text font, size and color through this button
  3. Give the scope of application of these settings (only to the current selected cell or cells, to the entire row or column, or to the entire table) here
  4. You may review how individual options will look also by clicking the apply button.
  5. When finished with all modifications, click ok.
  6. For any more complex text formatting using tables (such as table within a table), consult your website administrator. To use a table structure repetitively, is it possible to create a layout.