How to edit html tables?

[Vinchente]

I'm new to html and currently working on a table layout.

My plan is to have one row going across the top for a banner, followed by another row separated into two. One for the nav. bar, and one for the main text/body area.

I''ve set it up so that the table takes up a certain portion of the screen, but I wanted to know if I can make it so one cell (the nav. bar) could stay the same initial size, or should I just dispose of the percentage and do the measurements?

Also, is there a way to make all the text in the table the same color?
I am assuming this may involve a <style> tag of some sort?
(I know very little of the style tag, so maybe I'm completely wrong)

Thank you to anyone that can answer

 

[David D]

> I'm new to html and currently working on a table layout.

Stop now before you fall into bad habits

> My plan is to have one row going across the top for a banner,
> followed by another row separated into two. One for the nav.
> bar, and one for the main text/body area.

So a standard "two column with header" layout?

http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/38-headers-footers-columns-templates/ - if you want to learn

Or see the following for a couple of preboiled approached:

http://layouts.ironmyers.com/
http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/grids/

> Also, is there a way to make all the text in the table the same color?

The color property

> I am assuming this may involve a <style> tag of some sort?
> (I know very little of the style tag, so maybe I'm completely wrong)

http://www.opera.com/company/education/curriculum/ covers CSS basics.