Here's a quick look at how HTML 4.0 will affect tables. You are already familiar with some of the flags and attributes. For example, BORDERCOLOR has been in use for a while as a proprietary Internet Explorer flag. It has just now been written into the HTML 4.0 code.
Tables are great for summarizing large amounts of information and for structuring data. Tables allow viewers to find what they need quickly and easily. Tables are part of HTML 3.2 specifications and most of the popular browsers now support them.
This tutorial will only deal with three new commands. These three commands are great when you want more control over the spacing of your table cells: Colspan, Rowspan and Width.