Identify reasons that web designers had for using tables for layout in the early years of the web. Check all of the boxes that apply.

Designers used tables to arrange page elements in rows and columns, which helped them imitate the precise layouts of print publications. Tables could also be nested inside other tables, giving designers more control over complex page layouts. Tables were originally intended to display tabular data, not to ensure valid HTML or serve as a layout system.

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