Mixing Text and Images

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1 Basic code
2 Using tables to control layout on a page
3 How tables are constructed
- 3.1 The Code
- 3.2 The Result
  - 3.2.1 You can add a caption above the table
4 Two columns, two rows
- 4.1 The Code
- 4.2 The Result
5 Three columns, four rows
6 Help Pages for The Wiki
- 6.1 Adding content
- 6.2 Visual Reference

Basic code

This method is rather unpredictable, especially if you need the list of Contents (TOC) to show and/or captions underneath either or both of the pictures.

This causes problems with getting the line spacing correct for every viewer.

See Adding Content to The Wiki ~ Images and Tables for explanation of codes for images.

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Using tables to control layout on a page

Using tables enables you to mix text, images and hyperlinks without worrying about the display on different screens.

The coding is fiddly but you can dictate where on the screen your content will end up!!

A table is a grid which gives you boxes (cells) in which to fit your content.

Within each cell, you can format and space the text. Example

You can fix the width and proportion of the columns, the height of the box will expand to fit the content. Example

How tables are constructed

A table is created by starting a line with a "|" character, separating each cell with a "|", and ending each row with a "|".

For example, a 3x3 table is created with:

The entire table is encased with curly brackets and a vertical bar character (a pipe).

So use {| to begin a table, and |} to end it. Each one needs to be on its own line:

{|

table code goes here

|}

To start a new table row, type a vertical bar and a hyphen on its own line: "|-".

The codes for the cells in that row will start on the next line.

The Code

{| border="1"
|-
| Content of Cell 1 || Content of Cell 2 || Content of Cell 3
|-
| Content of Cell 4 || Content of Cell 5 || Content of Cell 6
|-
| Content of Cell 7 || Content of Cell 8 || Content of Cell 9
|}

The Result

Content of Cell 1	Content of Cell 2	Content of Cell 3
Content of Cell 4	Content of Cell 5	Content of Cell 6
Content of Cell 7	Content of Cell 8	Content of Cell 9

You can add a caption above the table

{| border="1"
|+THIS IS THE CAPTION
|-
| Content of Cell 1 || Content of Cell 2 || C Content of Cell 3
|}

**THIS IS THE CAPTION**
Content of Cell 1	Content of Cell 2	C Content of Cell 3

Type the codes for each table cell in the next row, starting with a bar.

{|
|+ The table's caption If you don't want a caption, leave out this row.
|-
| cell codes go here
| more cells in the same row here
|-
| cells in the next row go here
| more cells in the same row here
|}

cell codes go here	more cells in the same row here
cells in the next row go here	more cells in the same row here

Cells can be separated with either a new line and new bar "|", or by a double bar "||" on the same line.

Both produce the same output:

{|
|-
|Cell 1 || Cell 2 || Cell 3
|-
|Cell A
|Cell B
|Cell C
|}

Cell 1	Cell 2	Cell 3
Cell A	Cell B	Cell C

Two columns, two rows

This example consists of 2 columns and two rows.

The Code

Setting up the table {| width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"

Text aligned to the top of the row|-valign="top"

FIRST ROW

First column| '''The southern border of the county is formed by the coastline between Hampshire and Kent with its northern border adjoining Surrey. It is divided for local government into West Sussex and East Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove. Mainly still a rural county apart from the coastal strip, there are few large towns. In the past fishing was an important industry and there are still working harbours at Rye, Hastings, Newhaven and Shoreham. The county now relies heavily on the tourist industry, both by the sea and inland where tourists can explore the South Downs.

Fixed width for the second column| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__

SECOND ROW

Text aligned to the top of the row|-valign="top"

First column | Sussex was the home of the Greenwich Royal Observatory at Herstmonceux until 1998. There are castles at Hastings, Lewes, Pevensey and Bodiam while the site of the Battle of Hastings is to be found at Senlac Hill near the town of Battle. There is a Roman Villa in Fishbourne. The Weald and Downland Museum is in Singleton.

The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is in Sussex at Arundel Castle. Rudyard Kipling lived in a Jacobean ironmaster's house, Bateman's, near Burwash in Sussex. The county has a song dedicated to it called "Sussex by the Sea" written in 1907 by William Ward-Hicks.

'''East Sussex county town:''' Lewes

'''West Sussex county town:''' Chichester

'''Other major towns:''' Brighton, Eastbourne, Hove, Bognor Regis, Crawley

'''[[Places_of_Worship:Sussex| Sussex Places of Worship]]'''

'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional projects Forum]'''

End of table |}

The Result

Three columns, four rows

This example consists of three columns with four rows in each column.

The Code

{| width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"
|-valign="top"
| <div align="center">'''Family History''' </div>
| <div align="center">'''Military History''' </div>
| <div align="center">'''Learning and Research''' </div>
|-valign="top"
| <div align="center">[[image:fammenu.jpg]] </div>
| <div align="center">[[image:milmenu.jpg]] </div>
| <div align="center">[[image:learnmenu.jpg]] </div>
|-valign="top"
|Direct links to sources and background information for Census records, Births, marriages & deaths, Wills, Adoption records and Outward passenger lists. ||Direct links to sources and background information for the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Air Force, WW1 medals, Merchant navy, WW1 soldiers’ records. ||Direct links to The Catalogue and Documents Online together with very detailed (searchable) lists of what is available at The National Archives in Kew.
|-valign="top"
|<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/?homepage=fr-more more family history...]</span> takes you to a detailed explanation about how to begin your research into your family history.||<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory/?homepage=mh-more more military history..]</span> takes you to a detailed explanation about how to research military history.
|}

Explanation of the code

The Result

Family History	Military History	Learning and Research

Direct links to sources and background information for Census records, Births, marriages & deaths, Wills, Adoption records and Outward passenger lists.	Direct links to sources and background information for the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Air Force, WW1 medals, Merchant navy, WW1 soldiers’ records.	Direct links to The Catalogue and Documents Online together with very detailed (searchable) lists of what is available at The National Archives in Kew.
more family history... takes you to a detailed explanation about how to begin your research into your family history.	more military history.. takes you to a detailed explanation about how to research military history.