Placement of Images

Inserting an image into a table


Placing an image into a table permits greater control in positioning the image on the page.  Placing ("nesting") a smaller table within a cell of a larger table creates the effect of  columns;  this is useful when juxtaposing data with an image. Tables can be bordered or left unbounded.

To create a table, position the cursor (left, center, right) and select "table"/ "insert table" from the toolbar of your word-processing or HTML composing program;specify the number of columns and rows (one column, two rows):

 

MSWord "Insert table"

The blank table will be inserted at the cursor:
 
 

Table inserted in text


"Nested" Tables

Tables can be "nested," as in the following example; a one-column/two-row table has been placed in the left column of the main table:

 

An image here
"Nested Table"  data
data

 

Inserting the Image

Since the image to be inserted has been captured/digitized, it will be selected from a file.

 

MSWord "insert image from file"

The selected image will be inserted into the table at the cursor point.  The lower row is available for the label.
 
 

Map image in table cell
Scenes from the Iliad and the Odyssey


 

Cell and Table Borders

Depending on design requirements, selecting "table properties" will control the presence and appearance of borders. The table has been aligned in the center of the page; a table width of fifty percent accomodates most tables and provides visible left and right margins.
 
Table format in Netscape Composer Table format in MSWord
In Composer®
In Word®

 

The properties selected above above specifies a narrow border (one pixel).  "Spacing" is the small area between the visible cell borders.  "Padding" refers to the space around the cells' contents.

For a  neater appearance on the page, it is possible specify "no borders" for the table.  In the Microsoft Word® example above, the option "None" ("0 pixels") was selected.  Below is the Netscape Composer® option :
 
 

Table alignment in Composer


 
 
 

Image in table without borders
Scenes from the Iliad and the Odyssey

 

Other kinds of images, a spreadsheet, for example, can be inserted using the "insert/object" command. Here, a section of a spreadsheet has been imported as an object. After choosing "worksheet," the file can be selected from the appropriate directory.

 
MSWord "Insert Object"
MsWord "Insert Excel Worksheet"
Selecting "Object"

Inserting a Spreadsheet

This is the result in the document:

 

Inserted Excel worksheet

If the original cells of the spreadsheet are changed, this image will remain the same. It is possible to make a dynamic link between a page and an object, but this procedure requires advanced scripting techniques.