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in mind that pages with more than three columns may prove difficult to
read on small displays, where the actual column width might be quite
small.
17.3.1.2. Straddle heads
The basic multicolumn format is just the start. By adding cells that span
across the columns, you create headlines. Similarly, you can make fig-
ures span across more than one column: simply add the
colspan
attrib-
ute to the cell containing the headline or figure.
Figure 17-2
shows an
attractive three-column layout with straddle heads and a spanning fig-
ure, created from the following HTML source with table tags:
