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# 5.2. Table Styles

## 5.2.1. The style Attribute

The look of a table is controlled by the style attribute. For example:

    !block table; style="rows"
    Name   Phone
    Bill   123 4567
    Joe    789 1234
    Mary   584 3333
    !endblock

The result is:

Name | Phone
Bill | 123 4567
Joe | 789 1234
Mary | 584 3333

The other styles available are shown below.

## 5.2.2. columns

Name | Phone
Bill | 123 4567
Joe | 789 1234
Mary | 584 3333

## 5.2.3. plain

Name | Phone
Bill | 123 4567
Joe | 789 1234
Mary | 584 3333

## 5.2.4. grid

Name | Phone
Bill | 123 4567
Joe | 789 1234
Mary | 584 3333

## 5.2.5. shade

Name | Phone
Bill | 123 4567
Joe | 789 1234
Mary | 584 3333

## 5.2.6. Changing the Default Table Style

The default style is columns. This can be changed via the DEFAULT_TABLE_STYLE variable. For example:

      !define DEFAULT_TABLE_STYLE "grid"
      # the default table style is now grid ...

## 5.2.7. Creating New Table Styles

New table styles can be defined. See Extending SDF in the SDF Guru Guide for details.