[ShadowAce]

The columns don't appear to be affected by the 'width' tag, but auto-size to fit the widest text among the cells within that column. Correct?

The columns are the width of the widest part of the content--either the width tag, or the text within the column. If the text fits within the width tag value, then the column is the width of the tag--otherwise it is the width of the text.

Also, can you wrap text in a table cell without using a div and css - and without getting a scroll bar?

Try breaking up the text using <br> tags.

[Scoutmaster]

The columns are the width of the widest part of the content--either the width tag, or the text within the column.

Is the phrase "Align left" wider than 175 pixels? That phrase is setting the width of the first column (on my 1920x1200 resolution monitor, Firefox window at near maximum size - Mac)