Zebra Striping
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007Let’s kick off with something easy—zebra stripes! What’s that, you ask? It’s what we call it when rows alternate between two colors, usually light and dark. Here’s an example:
Contrasting row colors make it much easier to read. The reader’s eye can easily follow along the row to associate the state with the dollar amount. It’s a useful technique whenever you are outputing reports or lists of data. I’ll demonstrate three ways to do it.
