Chapter 9: Tables
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Wrapping Text Around a Table

You can wrap text around a table in much the same way you can with images. While there are more sophisticated layout techniques, wrapping text around a table is helpful for keeping images together with captions in a long flow of text.

To wrap text around a table:

  1. Type <TABLE.
  2. Either type ALIGN=left to align the table to the left of the screen while the text flows to the right or type ALIGN=right to align the table to the right of the browser window while the text flows on the left side of the table.
  3. Type >.
  4. Create the rest of the table.
  5. Type </TABLE>.
  6. Type the text that should flow around the table.

To stop text wrap:

  1. Place the cursor where you want to stop wrapping text to the side of the table.
  2. Either type <BR CLEAR=left> to stop flowing text until there are no more tables aligned to the left margin.

    Or type     <BR CLEAR=right> to stop flowing text until there are no more tables aligned to the right margin.

    Or type     <BR CLEAR=all> to stop flowing text until there are no more tables on either margin.

Tip

  • For more details about wrapping text, see pages 88–90.
Figure 9.14 Just as with images, the text that will wrap around the table comes after the table itself. Note that I have snipped out some of the text in order to show you the important parts of the page.
Figure 9.15 The text flows around the image and the caption as if they were one unit. In a sense, they are: they’re a table.
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