HTML Reference Guide : COLGROUP Command

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<COLGROUP> Command

Command Syntax:
<COLGROUP command parameters>
The <COLGROUP> command defines the characteristics of a group of columns in a <TABLE> in the Internet Explorer browser.
See also: <COL>, <TABLE>.
Command Parameters:

align="left | right | center"
Where:

left -
horizontally aligns elements in all table data cells in the defined column to the left

right -
horizontally aligns elements in all table data cells in the defined column to the right

center -
horizontally aligns elements in all table data cells in the defined column to the center
valign="top | bottom | center"
Where:

top -
vertically aligns elements in all table data cells in the defined columns to the top

bottom -
vertically aligns elements in all table data cells in the defined columns to the bottom

center (middle) -
vertically aligns elements in all table data cells in the defined columns to the center

span="integer"

Defines the number of columns that are affected by the formatting within the <COLGROUP> command.

Example:

<TABLE>
<COLGROUP align="center" valign="center" span="5">
. . .
</TABLE>

Defines attributes for a group of five columns in the table.

Elements in all table data cells in the columns are aligned to the center horizontally and vertically.

See also: <COL>.

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