As far as I can make out, if you specify an align attribute in <col>, the cells in that column should inherit the the attribute. In the table I've created, the cells in the header inherit all the attributes of the <col> but those with the body will only inherit the color attribute. Why can't I get my cell contents in the 2nd and 4th columns to align:right Here's the link. http://athomepc.choctaw.co.uk/list.html I've stripped the page down to just the table to minimize complications. -- Chris Price Choctaw chris.price at choctaw.co.uk http://www.choctaw.co.uk