Table spacing

[cdoggg94]

I have this table:

 

<!--the css for the div its in is here-->

<style type="text/css">

#conServices{
	position: absolute;
	height: 160px;
	width: 433px;
	top: 562px;
	left: 36px;
}

</style>

<!-- end of style  -->


<div id="conServices" align="center">
<table width="421" height="207" border="0">
	<!--<tr>
		<td align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:20px;">OUR SERVICES</span></td>
    <tr>-->
    <tr>
		<td align="center"><span style="font-weight:normal; font-size:17px;">GENERAL BUSINESS CONSULTATION</span></td>
    <tr>
    <tr>
		<td align="center"><span style="font-weight:normal; font-size:17px;">STRATEGIC PLANNING</span></td>
    <tr>
    <tr>
		<td align="center"><span style="font-weight:normal; font-size:17px;">BUSINESS START UP PLANS</span></td>
    <tr>
    <tr>
		<td align="center"><span style="font-weight:normal; font-size:17px;">BUSINESS DOCUMENTATION FLOW</span></td>
    <tr>
    <tr>
		<td align="center"><span style="font-weight:normal; font-size:17px;">INTERNET BASED PROJECTS</span></td>
    <tr>
</table>
</div>

 

for some reason there is a ton of space on top and below the actual content...(see attached image)

 

Can anyone think of why ?

[cdoggg94]

i thought maybe its because i didn't close the <tr> so i did (don't know how i missed that..) but it didn't really do anything.

[cdoggg94]

Actually, I got it...I had to change the height of the <td>

 

Why would that be ? By default, shouldn't it be the height of the content ?