Need a Dreamweaver 8 guru

princejim · 30 Jun 2008 at 19:39

When I open a new page, design blank page, I cannot input a table? The table icon on the top of the window is greyed out and when I go to input table form menu that is also greyed out? I have obviously set something but what??
Really need help on this. Thanks.

s0lo · 1 Jul 2008 at 14:26

stick this below your <body> tag

<table width="200" border="1">
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>

obviously you can modify to make a bigger/longer table - not sure why dreambeaver is being weird

princejim · 1 Jul 2008 at 14:33

thanks s0lo, but I want to know why dreamweaver will not let me input a table?? It's driving me crazy.

Draeger · 1 Jul 2008 at 17:14

I'm not 100% sure as far as DW8 goes as I use CS3, but I am sure certain options are not available like inserting tables, depending on what view you are using.

What are you using?. Design, Split or Code view?.

Try changing between them and see if the greyed out icon appears again.

Cuchulain · 1 Jul 2008 at 17:19

princejim said:
When I open a new page, design blank page, I cannot input a table? The table icon on the top of the window is greyed out and when I go to input table form menu that is also greyed out? I have obviously set something but what??
Really need help on this. Thanks.

Make sure you're creating a document you can actually insert a table into, i.e. don't pick "CSS" as that's for creating a stylesheet.

princejim · 1 Jul 2008 at 20:00

Thanks lads I was in fact trying to input a table into a CSS page however, even if I go to page design usin basic page it still will not let me input a table, Grr.

TwoSaints · 1 Jul 2008 at 21:40

Are you using vista? If i remember right there is an error with pre-CS3 and the table instert tool.

I believe there is a fix somewhere on the adobe site, this is only for using it on vista though.