Wordprocessing Tables
Cell Margin Default
The default table cell margin (that is, the distance between the cell contents and the cell borders) is specified with the <w:tblCellMar> element. Compare with tblCellSpacing. This setting can be overridden at the cell level using the tcMar element within the cell's properties.
<w:tblPr>
<w:tblCellMar>
<w:top w:w="720" w:type="dxa"/>
<w:start w:w="432" w:type="dxa"/>
<w:bottom w:w="0" w:type="dxa"/>
<w:end w:w="144" w:type="dxa"/>
</w:tblCellMar>
</w:tblPr>
Reference: ECMA-376, 3rd Edition (June, 2011), Fundamentals and Markup Language Reference § 17.4.43.
Word 2007 Example:
Elements:
Element | Description |
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top | Specifies the amount of space left between the top of the cell contents and the top border of all cells. If omitted, the table will have no top padding unless a cell overrides the default.
Reference: ECMA-376, 3rd Edition (June, 2011), Fundamentals and Markup Language Reference § 17.4.76.
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bottom | Specifies the amount of space left between the bottom of the cell contents and the border of all cells. If omitted, the table will have no bottom padding unless a cell overrides the default.
Reference: ECMA-376, 3rd Edition (June, 2011), Fundamentals and Markup Language Reference § 17.4.5.
|
start | Specifies the amount of space displayed to the left for left-to-right tables and right for right-to-left tables. If omitted, the table will have 115 twentieths of a point (0.08 inches)
of left padding unless a cell overrides the default.
Note: In the previous version of the standard, this element was left. Reference: ECMA-376, 3rd Edition (June, 2011), Fundamentals and Markup Language Reference § 17.4.35.
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end | Specifies the amount of space displayed on the right for left-to-right tables and left for right-to-left tables. If omitted, the table will have 115 twentieths of a point (0.08 inches)
of right padding unless a cell overrides the default.
Note: In the previous version of the standard, this element was right. Reference: ECMA-376, 3rd Edition (June, 2011), Fundamentals and Markup Language Reference § 17.4.11. |
Attributes:
The attributes for the above table cell margin elements are:
Attribute | Description |
---|---|
w | Specifies the value of the width of the margin. If omitted, the value is assumed to be 0; |
type | Specifies the units of the width (w) property.
Possible values are:
If the attribute is omitted, its value is assumed to be dxa. |
Related Open Document Format (ODF) Property:
Cell margins are not set in the <style:table-cell-properties> element, but on the style for the paragraph within the cell. See Table Cell Properties - Margins for more details.
Related HTML/CSS Property:
The padding property is applied at the cell level:
td {
padding-bottom:0px;
padding-top:25px;
padding-left:15px;
padding-right:10px;
}
td {
padding-bottom:0px;
padding-top:25px;
padding-left:15px;
padding-right:10px;
}
CSS Example:
AAA | BBB | CCC |
DDD | EEE | FFF |
GGG | HHH | III |