I use class selectors: .even {background: #fff;} .odd {background#f5f5f5;} <tr class="even"> or <td class="even"> but there are some sophisticated row and column selectors at: http://www.westciv.com/style_master/academy/css_tutorial/selectors/row_selec tors.html http://www.westciv.com/style_master/academy/css_tutorial/selectors/ Russell Griechen > I output a list in alternating background colors per row. The first one > has a white background, the second a grey background and the third a > white one again.