<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("td:parent").fadeTo(1500, 0.3); }); </script> </head> <body> <body> <table border="1"> <tr><td>Value 1</td><td></td></tr> <tr><td>Value 2</td><td></td></tr> </table> </body> </html>