IT:

Tables

Simplest table

 || one || two || three ||
 || four || five || six ||

General table layout

 ||||||<tablewidth="80%">'''Headline'''||
 ||Cell 1||Cell 2||Cell 3||
 ||<rowspan=2> Two lines||||<bgcolor="#AAAAFF"> Two columns||
 ||<rowbgcolor="#FFFFAA">Cell 2||Cell 3||

Cell width

 || Narrow ||<:99%> Broad ||

Spanning rows and columns

 ||<|2> 2 lines || line 1 ||
 || line 2 ||
 ||<-2> line 3, 2 columns broad ||

Alignment

 ||<(50%> left ||<^|3> up ||<v|3> down ||
 ||<:> mid ||
 ||<)> right ||

Colors

 ||<#FF0000> red ||<#00FF00> green ||<#0000FF> blue ||