exporting to html table for web

[cheezz]

I have a database of 3700 rows, 17 columns. It is exported to an html table then uploaded to my website. I've fiddled with all the html tags and no matter what size I make the table, I have no control over the size of each column.....some columns come out 1" wide, and another is 3" wide.... is there something I am supposed to be doing prior to exporting? Does the way I have the layout set up matter?

Also, with a table this size, it takes (at 46667 bps) 6 minutes for it to open up on my webpage using Netscape. There just HAS to be a way to speed this up!

HELP!

Jane

p.s. you can see my 2-part table online at: http://www.geocities.com/cheezz51/DART_mbd1.html

and http://www.geocities.com/cheezz51/DART_mbd2.html