How to use a Table block

Use a table to make information easier to compare and scan for users. This lets users compare information in rows and columns.

A table should be used to present data (usually figures), for example Table 1:

	2022 to 2023 academic year	2023 to 2024 academic year
Living with your parents	Up to £8,171	Up to £8,400
Living away from your parents, outside London	Up to £9,706	Up to £9,978
Living away from your parents, in London	Up to £12,667	Up to £13,022
You spend a year of a UK course studying abroad	Up to £11,116	Up to £11,427
If you’re 60 or over on the first day of the first academic year of your course	Up to £4,106	Up to £4,221

Table 1: maximum Maintenance Loan for living costs depending on location and academic year

It is usually better to present complex written data using a List block.

To make a table accessible you must:

How to add a Table block

To add an Table block to your page:

Click the plus (‘+’) button to add a block to your page.
Type ‘table’.
Click the ‘Table’ option.
Enter the number of columns you want under ‘COLUMN COUNT’ – you can change this later
Enter the number of rows you want under ‘ROW COUNT’ – you can change this later
Click ‘Create Table’
If you can’t see the right settings sidebar, click the black ‘Settings’ button on the top right toolbar.
In the right settings sidebar, click the ‘Block’ tab to make sure it’s selected.
Click the ‘Header section’ button to add a top header row
Edit the text of the ‘Header labels’ (see Image 1)
Click the far left of a row and press the down arrow on your keyboard
Type your Row header label (see Image 1)
Click the down arrow on your keyboard (or click beneath the row header) to type your next row header entry
Use the arrow keys to navigate the cells of your table and add your other entries (see Image 1)
Click ‘Add caption’ to explain what the table shows

To add or remove rows and columns to you table: