# Control table attributes with TablePlugin The [[TablePlugin]] gives extra control of table display: - Allows sorting - Changing table properties like border width, cell spacing and cell padding - Changing background color and text color for header cells - Changing background color and text color for data cells - colors can _alternate_ - Table attributes can be set and overridden in this order: - Default `TABLEATTRIBUTES` Plugin setting in this topic - A `TABLEATTRIBUTES` preferences setting on site-level ([[TWikiPreferences]]), web-level (any [[WebPreferences]]), or topic level. For example: - `Set TABLEATTRIBUTES = tableborder="0" cellpadding="1" ...` To change table characteristics place `%TABLE{...}%` before the table. [[More Information...|Main/TablePlugin]] [[See More Tips...|Main/TWikiTipsOfTheDay]] -- TWiki:Main.PaulineCheung - 30 Jan 2005