So	You	Want	Some
Color	In	Your	Tables?

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[A Simple Color Table] [Changing Text Color, Too]

     I receive letters all the time asking me how to put different colors in table cells. With Explorer, the commands have been in place for a while. With Netscape, it's been a different story. According to my research you have to be using at least Netscape 3.0 for these commands to take effect. If the table above does not have different colors in the cells, then I suggest you roll over to the Netscape home page and pick up a copy of 3.0 (or better) for yourself.

     I should point out that this tutorial will not get into the creation of the table itself, only changing the background and text color. To read up on how to make a table, see the Table lesson.

A Simple Color Table

     Dig this...

Yellow Stars	Green Clovers
Purple Moons	Blue something or other...

Here's What Did It

<TABLE BORDER=4 CELLSPACING=4 CELLPADDING=%4>
<TD BGCOLOR="#ffff00">Yellow Stars
<TD BGCOLOR="#00ff00">Green Clovers
<TR>
<TD BGCOLOR="#ff00ff">Purple Moons
<TD BGCOLOR="00ffff">Blue something or other...
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

 

     Notice it's just a basic table with a BGCOLOR= command stuck in now and again for good measure. That's how you do it. Whatever color you would like, put either the hex code or the word code for the color and you're off and running.

Changing Text Color, Too

     Dig this too...

Yellow Stars	Green Clovers
Purple Moons	Blue something or other...

Here's What Did It

     At least here's the top left cell...

<TD BGCOLOR="#ffff00"><FONT COLOR="#800517">Yellow Stars</FONT>

     Notice it's the same commands as for the table. I just used the font color commands to change the text color.

     Put it all together and you can create some pretty awful looking tables!

 Enjoy!

[A Simple Color Table] [Changing Text Color, Too]