[Bear[_2_]]

You may need to select the entire table then open the Table Properties dialog
box.

In this box, on the Table tab, click Options. Make sure the Augotmatically
Resize to Fit Contents check box is clrered.

On the Row tab, make sure that the Specify Height check box is cleared.

I don't know if these would cause or fix the symptoms you're describing, but
that's where I'd start poking around.

Bear

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Windows XP, Word 2000