gridlines for a sharepoint 2010 list view?

Hi

   I have a sp2010 list which has a view .But the items are difficult to read .I WANT IT IN gridline format .I followed the below url 

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/19686f11-bd52-4909-b139-82ec283a639a/how-to-display-grid-lines-in-list-view-please-help 

But it doesnt reflect in the browser and i also cant find the table tool tab 

can anyone help me on this?

THANKS IN ADVANCE

nain1987