HTML help - brainfreeze

[Amethyst]

I'm making a notice/table thingy (to annoy everyone as usual) and for some reason I can't figure out how to get cellpadding

So my coding is

<center><table bgcolor="#ffffff" cellpadding="20" border="3"><tr><td><center><font size="3"><br />text text text text text </td></tr></table></center>

and I want even spacing around the text so it's not smack bang up against the border. I've tried cellpadding but it's not working so must have it in the wrong place.

And yes I know this is primary school stuff and I should be using css but it's only meant to be a quick fix for something so html does the job without me having to go into the serious backend stuff to code it.

[mystery1]

Re: HTML help - brainfreeze

http://cedesign.net/tablesj.htm

M1

[Amethyst]

Re: HTML help - brainfreeze

Thanks M1 couldn't get cellspacing to work either, gave in and put   at beginning and end of each line of text where it was irritatingly close to edge.

[Johnboy007]

Re: HTML help - brainfreeze

Hi Boss Lady,
Try this site..
http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/tabl...amsupp_29.html
xx

[Amethyst]

Re: HTML help - brainfreeze

ahhh possibly I didn't need the " " round the 20

IT's okay, I sorted it for now, it's only the annoying coffee cup box.