And that is an HTML problem ... it's what happens when you stick a heading inside of a table cell. Besides, it is not wise to try and control cell heights ... the height attribute for <td> tags is deprecated (reference). You really should start using Cascading Style Sheets if you need that kind of control (and most of the time ... you really don't).

jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)