Working with Graphics and Tables - New Perspectives on Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, Comprehensive - page 285

CREATING AND FORMATTING TABLES
Expanded Tables mode
temporarily adds cell
padding and spacing to
all of the tables in the
page so that you can
more easily select table
elements and more
precisely position the
pointer inside cells.
Standard Tables mode
en ables you to view the
table at the size it will be
displayed in the page.
You can add a table to
the page from the
Common tab or from
the Layout tab.
You can create styles
that a ffect cells, rows,
columns, or the entire
table.