I use tables whenever I make most web pages. I use them because they allow me to line up more than one column of text. This page, at least the part at the top, is a table that has four rows and two columns. Tables are very flexible. For example, the table that makes up this page has in its first row two cells, each with another table within them. The next row is a single cell that spans two columns. I made it like that so that I could insert the horizontal line all the way across the page. The next row has two cells: the left cell contains a table with eight rows and one column that is the index, and the right cell has the main text for the page. The last row of the table is another single cell to contain a horizontal line.

Here is how I made the table that organizes this page (By the way, you don't have to make a new table from scratch. You can copy any table you like and paste it into another page. Or, you can save this page with a different name. See the comments on the index, where I explain how to copy and paste that table.):

First, I clicked the Table  icon in the tool bar above. This window should pop up:

I entered "4" for the Number of rows and "2" for the Number of columns. I selected Left for the table's alignment, and I set the Border line width to "0." I also set the Cell padding to 5 pixels. This gives the contents of the cells some separation. Notice that all the other boxes are unchecked. You should experiment around with different settings as you learn to customize your pages. I set mine up this way so that the table would expand or contract depending on what text I type into it and also what size window a reader opens the page into. In other words, some of the settings make the page set or fixed to a certain size. I selected options that allow the table to adjust to however it is being viewed.

Click OK, and a blank table will appear that looks like this:

You can insert text or images into any cell by placing the cursor where you want to start.

Note: sometimes it is easier to use your arrow keys rather than the mouse in Composer to position your cursor where you need it, particularly when you are using a table.

To continue with this example, I inserted a logo and a banner into the left and right cells of the top row on this table. 

Please go on to the next topic  Putting a Logo or Banner in a table