Table Borders: Between Groups of Columns

In the previous example we set borders between groups of rows. In this page we'll set borders between groups of columns. Like in the previous example, we indicate that the table should have borders between groups with the RULES attribute in the <TABLE ...> tag:

<TABLE BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=4 RULES=GROUPS FRAME=BOX>

To set which columns are grouped together we use the <COLGROUP ...> tag. <COLGROUP ...> takes a little getting used to because it doesn't actually go around any table cells. It goes at the top of the table code where it sets rules about the table columns including which are grouped together. <COLGROUP SPAN="..."> to indicates how many columns are in each group. If you leave SPAN out then it is assumed the group has just one column. So, for example, the following code says that the first column is in a group by itself and the three after that are together in a group. Notice that <COLGROUP ...> requires an end tag. Borders will go only between the groups:

<TABLE BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=4 RULES=GROUPS FRAME=BOX>

<COLGROUP></COLGROUP>
<COLGROUP SPAN=3></COLGROUP>

which gives us this table:

Weekday Date Manager Qty

Monday 09/11 Kelsey 639

Tuesday 09/12 Lindsey 596

Wednesday 09/13 Randy 1135

Thursday 09/14 Susan 1002

Friday 09/15 Randy 908

Saturday 09/16 Lindsey 371

Sunday 09/17 Susan 272

Weekday	Date	Manager	Qty
Monday	09/11	Kelsey	639
Tuesday	09/12	Lindsey	596
Wednesday	09/13	Randy	1135
Thursday	09/14	Susan	1002
Friday	09/15	Randy	908
Saturday	09/16	Lindsey	371
Sunday	09/17	Susan	272

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