Check the vertical alignment in the cells. Possibly you have it set to
Center or Bottom instead of Top.

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"Lindy" wrote in message
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I have selected Insert table and have selected two columns. The two
columns
do not align at the top; the column on the left is shorter. How do I get
them to line up?