Cascading Style Sheets:
table {
table-layout: fixed;
width: 100%;
*margin-left: -100px;/*ie7*/
}
td, th {
vertical-align: top;
border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
padding:10px;
width:100px;
}
.col1{
position:absolute;
*position: relative; /*ie7*/
left:0;
width:100px;
}
.col2{
position:absolute;
*position: relative; /*ie7*/
left:100px;
width:100px;
}
.col3{
position:absolute;
*position: relative; /*ie7*/
left:200px;
width:100px;
}
.col4{
position:absolute;
*position: relative; /*ie7*/
left:300px;
width:100px;
}
.outer {position:relative}
.inner {
overflow-x:scroll;
overflow-y:visible;
width:500px;
margin-left:400px;
}
HyperText Markup Language:
<div class="outer">
<div class="inner">
<table>
<tr>
<th class="col1">Header A</th>
<th class="col2">Header A</th>
<th class="col3">Header A</th>
<th class="col4">Header A</th>
<td>col 2 - A (WITH LONGER CONTENT)</td>
<td>col 3 - A</td>
<td>col 4 - A</td>
<td>col 5 - A</td>
<td>col 6 - B</td>
<td>col 7 - B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="col1">Header B</th>
<th class="col2">Header B</th>
<th class="col3">Header B</th>
<th class="col4">Header B</th>
<td>col 2 - B</td>
<td>col 3 - B</td>
<td>col 4 - B</td>
<td>col 5 - B</td>
<td>col 6 - B</td>
<td>col 7 - B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="col1">Header C</th>
<th class="col2">Header C</th>
<th class="col3">Header C</th>
<th class="col4">Header C</th>
<td>col 2 - C</td>
<td>col 3 - C</td>
<td>col 4 - C</td>
<td>col 5 - C</td>
<td>col 6 - B</td>
<td>col 7 - B</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
Link to Example
The use of "position:absolute;" ensures the first header column is fixed. By applying different classes (like col1, col2, etc.) with specific positioning values, we can arrange each column without overlap (e.g., 0px for col1, 100px for col2, etc.)