Table Spacers

When you use tables, if you do not have something in a cell, the cell may collapse or disappear. To solve this problem, you put invisible spacers into the cell.

My favorite spacer is a period, because you can just type it in, and it is sized in proportion to the font of the page.

To use a period, take any table

Put periods in key cells

.....
		. .
		.....

Set the font color of the periods to match the background, so that they disappear

.....
		. .
		.....

The other technique is to use a transparent gif. Using an image editor (you can use MS Image Composer), create a new image the size that you want (in pixels). Make the image a solid color (white or black are best). Then save the image as a GIF, setting the transparent color to the color you used to make the image.

Again, take any table

Put your image(s) in key cells

And this is what the final table looks like.

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JES - 03/28/98