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Article object

Table column or cell alignment

Element or context:

<col>, <th>, or <td>

NOTE:

Under normal circumstances, you should not need to include <colgroup>, because this will be controlled by the style sheet for the website. The default display is for all data and headings to be left aligned; other data/headings will be centered. You do not need to control this default in the XML.

However, if any data in the table body needs to be left-aligned for a specific reason (such as gene sequences or sentences), then the following requirements apply.

 

Requirements:

  1. Use @align on <col> to align an entire column; values are "left", "center", or "right"; NOTE: you must remove any @rowspan from <td> first and add in any needed empty <td/> in other rows to compensate
  2. Use @align on <th> or <td> individually if individual alignment is needed.

Example (taken from facets-2016-0007):

       
     <table-wrap id="tab2" position="anchor">
         <label>Table 2.</label>
          <caption><p>Primers and sequences</p>
          </caption><table frame="hsides" style="no-altrow-shading">
             <colgroup>
             <col/>
             <col/>
             <col align="left"/>
             <col/>
             </colgroup>
             <thead>
             <tr>
             <th valign="bottom">Serogroup</th>
             <th valign="bottom">Name<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn1">
             <italic>
             <sup>a</sup>
             </italic>
             </xref>
             </th>
             <th valign="bottom">Sequence (5&#x02032;&#x02013;3&#x02032;)</th>
             <th valign="bottom">Amplicon size (bp)</th>
             </tr>
             </thead>
             <tbody>
             <tr>
             <td>O26</td>
             <td>O26-F-50<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn2">
             <italic>
             <sup>b</sup>
             </italic>
             </xref>
             </td>
             <td>ATTGCAGCGCCTATTTCAGC</td>
             <td>200</td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
  <td/>
  <td style="shade1">O26-R-50<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn2">
  <italic>
  <sup>b</sup>
  </italic>
  </xref>
  </td>
  <td style="shade1">ATTAGAAGCGCGTTCATCCCT</td>
  <td/>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td/>
  <td>O26-P-52</td>
  <td>GTTGAAACACCCGTAATGGCCACT [TQ3~TF3]</td>
  <td/>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>O45</td>
  <td>O45-F-50<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn2">
  <italic>
  <sup>b</sup>
  </italic>
  </xref>
  </td>
  <td>GATCTGTGGAGCCGAGATGG</td>
  <td>250</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td/>
  <td style="shade1">O45-R-50<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn2">
  <italic>
  <sup>b</sup>
  </italic>
  </xref>
  </td>
  <td style="shade1">TTTGAGACGAGCCTGGCTTT</td>
  <td/>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td/>
  <td>O45-P-52</td>
  <td>TGCTGCAAGTGGGCTGTCCA [TQ2~TF2]</td>
  <td/>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>O103</td>
  <td>O103-F-50<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn2">
  <italic>
  <sup>b</sup>
  </italic>
  </xref>
  </td>
  <td>ATCTTCTTGCGGCTGCAGTT</td>
  <td>190</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td/>
  <td style="shade1">O103-R-52</td>
  <td style="shade1">ATGGGGGTGATTGGAGCGTT</td>
  <td/>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td/>
  <td>O103-P-52</td>
  <td>ACAGCTTGCCAATATCCGGCATCC [TQ3~TF3]</td>
  <td/>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>O111</td>
  <td>O111-F-50<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn2">
  <italic>
  <sup>b</sup>
  </italic>
  </xref>
  </td>
  <td>CGCAAGACAAGGCAAAACAGA</td>
  <td>243</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td/>
  <td style="shade1">O111-R-52</td>
  <td style="shade1">ACTGGTGGCGTCTCACTTAGTT</td>
  <td/>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td/>
  <td>O111-P-52</td>
  <td>AGGCAAGGGACATAAGAAGCCAGT [TQ2~TF2]</td>
  <td/>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>O121</td>
  <td>O121-F-52</td>
  <td>GGCATTCCTCAGTATCTTCTTGTTAAG</td>
  <td>250</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td/>
  <td style="shade1">O121-R-50<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn2">
  <italic>
  <sup>b</sup>
  </italic>
  </xref>
  </td>
  <td style="shade1">AGCAAGCCAAAACACTCAACA</td>
  <td/>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td/>
  <td>O121-P<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn3">
  <italic>
  <sup>c</sup>
  </italic>
  </xref>
  </td>
  <td>TTAACACGGGCGTGGTTGGA [TQ3~TF3]</td>
  <td/>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>O145</td>

<td>O145-F-51<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn2"> <italic> <sup>b</sup> </italic> </xref> </td> <td>GCGGGTGTTGCCCGTTCTGT</td> <td>216</td> </tr> <tr> <td/> <td style="shade1">O145-R-52</td> <td style="shade1">ACCTGGCATGCTCCCCTCCT</td> <td/> </tr> <tr> <td/> <td>O145-P-52</td> <td>ACCGCCTGGAGTTGGGGCTT [TQ2~TF2]</td> <td/> </tr> <tr> <td>O157</td> <td>O157-F2<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn2"> <italic> <sup>b</sup> </italic> </xref> </td> <td>AGGGGTTGTATGCTCGTTGT</td> <td>121</td> </tr> <tr> <td/> <td style="shade1">O157-R2<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn2"> <italic> <sup>b</sup> </italic> </xref> </td> <td style="shade1">TGGAACACCTTCAACTTGCTCT</td> <td/> </tr> <tr> <td/> <td>O157-P<xref ref-type="table-fn" rid="tab2fn2"> <italic> <sup>b</sup> </italic> </xref> </td> <td>GGACAAGACGGAGAACAAAATGACTCA [TQ3~TF3]</td> <td/> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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