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Frank Horbelt
1,287 PointsIs it correct to use alignment attributes in the table? Wouldn't it be more correct to use css for this?
I'm just curious.
PS does valign work in css?
I guess I'd like to know about this in regard to cell padding, etc too.
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carlosjimenez
5,504 PointsIt is considered best practice to always use CSS to achieve your desired look. Especially when dealing with tables. Also, in HTML 5 the alignment property is not supported, so to avoid browser inconsistencies I would use CSS to style my elements.
Also, to vertically align text or elements using css you would use the vertical-align property.
Randolph Judy
Courses Plus Student 28,198 PointsRandolph Judy
Courses Plus Student 28,198 PointsIt is better to use css for any type of of table formatting. Take advantage of the thead, tbody and tfoot html tags. They make applying css formatting to different sections of the table. easier and in many cases more compact. Here is a simple line of code that you might like for formatting alternate rows of data with a different color.
tbody tr:nth-child(odd){ background-color: skyblue; }