Column spans are used within the TABLE DATA tag (<td>). It allows you to span across a column, while keeping other things intact. Check this out as an example:
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This cell spans across three columns....look below this
cell, there are three cells across.
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| cell | cell | cell |
| cell | cell | cell |
The html code for the table above would look like this:
<table width="80%" align="center" border="1">
<tr>
<td colspan="3">This cell spans across three
columns...look below this cell, there are three cells across</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cell</td>
<td>cell</td>
<td>cell</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cell</td>
<td>cell</td>
<td>cell</td>
</tr>
</table>