How to modify the appearance of a table
How to modify the appearance of a table that is created as part of an article in Joomla 1.7?
I thought this would be really easy between using the tools in the article editor and switching to HTML view in the editor and editing the table HTML directly.
I quickly realized however that while my format changes appeared IN the editor, once saved, the format changes had no effect regardless of which browser I used. Apparently some global CSS settings control the appearance of the tables and Joomla is ignoring my formatting choices.
Specifically, what I would like to modify are things like cell padding, cell spacing, and text alignment within the cells.
I'm a strong computer user with a good understanding of HTML. Unfortunately I have no experience with CSS or style sheets.
Is there some simple code I can insert in the article itself to make Joomla use the formatting I specify in the table itself?
I am also new to Joomla. If I need to edit some advanced settings in Joomla, please explain in layman's terms.
I greatly appreciate any suggestions you may have. From what I have read online, other users are experiencing this same issue.
Thank you very much!
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Hi George,
you should be able to edit the table HTML in the editor.
However, it might be that you use a template that styles the tables using CSS, thus overriding the appearance in the browser.
You can normally find the CSS files for your template in the folder /templates/YOURTEMPLATENAME/css/
However, it is hard to say if this is the problem without seeing an actual example.
That said, I would definitely recommend that you learn some CSS.
Good luck! -
Free Abivia plugin SuperTable may help you to style your table:
http://www.abivia.net/products/joomla-extensions/super-table -
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