Note: There are 2 types of tables. Simple tables type and Advanced tables type. These two types have different syntax inside the editor. Simple tables can be formatted using Cookbook:FormattingSimpleTables
Simple tables are created via use of the double pipe character: ||. Lines beginning with this markup denote rows in a table; within such lines the double-pipe is used to delimit cells. In the examples below a border is added for illustration (the default is no border).
Header cells can be created by placing ! as the first character of a cell. Note that these are table headers, not headings, so it doesn't extend to !!, !!!, etc.
||border=1width=100%||!cell default||!cell left ||||default-aligned||left-aligned ||
cell default
cell left
default-aligned
left-aligned
Note that header and detail cells have different default alignments.
To get a cell to span multiple columns, follow the cell with empty cells.
(At present there is no markup for spanning rows.)
Column spanning
||border=1width=100%|||||| right column |||||| middle column |||||| left column |||||||| left column || middle column || right column ||
right column
middle column
left column
left column
middle column
right column
Table attributes
Any line that begins with || but doesn't have a closing || sets the table attributes for any tables that follow. These attributes can control the size and position of the table, borders, background color, and cell spacing. (In fact these are just standard HTML attributes that are placed in the <table> tag.)
Use the width= attribute to set a table's width, using either a percentage value or an absolute size.
Use align=center, align=left, and align=right to center, left, or right align a table. Note that align=left and align=right create a floating table, such that text wraps around the table.
Table alignment
||border=1align=center||!cell 1 ||! cell 2 ||! cell 3||||left-aligned || centered || right-aligned||||border=1align=left||!cell 1 ||! cell 2 ||! cell 3||||left-aligned || centered || right-aligned||
Notice how text wraps to the right of a table using "align=left".
cell 1
cell 2
cell 3
left-aligned
centered
right-aligned
cell 1
cell 2
cell 3
left-aligned
centered
right-aligned
Notice how text wraps to the right of a table using "align=left".
The bgcolor= attribute sets the background color for a table. At present there is no way to specify the color of individual rows or cells in a table (but see Cookbook:FormattingSimpleTables).