How do I align a label and a textarea?

Question

My code ends up like:

             XXXXX
             XXXXX
Description: XXXXX

I want:

             XXXXX
Description: XXXX         


        

Answer 1

Try setting a height on your td elements.

vertical-align: middle; 

means the element the style is applied to will be aligned within the parent element. The height of the td may be only as high as the text inside.