On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:06:20 +0200, Cindy M -WordMVP-
wrote:

Hi LurfysMa,

I often need to rearrange the columns in a table. If I select a column
and drag it to another place, it assumed the width of one of the
adjacant columns.

Is there a way to move it without the width changing?

I have tried Shift-drag, Alt-drag, Ctrl-drag, etc...

Don't I wish sigh I haven't been able to find a way to force this,
either. Although if it's a "simple" table, I might take it into Excel to
make the changes, then move it back into Word.

Beyond that, I can imagine a macro solution could be useful (although
I've never been annoyed enough by the problem to sit down and create
one).

OK, thanks.

At least I know that it's a real problem -- not just me. ;-)

This seems like a no-brainer. I would think that 99% of the time the
desired result would be fopr the column to retain its width.

Can't you MVPs submit a fix request? This is surely broken.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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