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Table cell alignments
Word tables are most aggravating (no, -- impossible).
I have a table with only text. Most rows have only single line of text, though several are multi-line. I select the entire table and set row height to 0.2" "at least". I select the table again, then set vertical text alignment to center. Most cells are now centered, but several are not. Some rows with single lines of text are clearly larger than others with single lines. I try to vertically center individual cells -- cannot. They won't move, they stay aligned at top (or seem to be -- table properties says they're vertically aligned). Turn on reveal formatting, and nothing unusual appears (basically -- nothing). Select a cell with row that seems too big --- row height now says: "0.07" "at least". Change to 0.2", no help. Wasted 1+ hours on this and it still doesn't work. WP would take 5 minutes. How do I fix this? Thanks Kevin |
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Hi ?B?S2V2aW4=?=,
I try to vertically center individual cells -- cannot. They won't move, they stay aligned at top (or seem to be -- table properties says they're vertically aligned). Are there any graphics with text wrap formatting anywhere in/near this table? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Hi, Kevin;
Two thoughts: 1) Wouldn't "at least" only set the minimum height for your row? That is, if the contents required more space, your row could be larger than the minimum. 2) Several things would affect the verticle space needed: font size, line spacing, and paragraph spacing. The latter two options are found at: Format Paragraph Spacing. Verticle alignment within a cell would equalize the amout of space between cell borders and the space taken by those other options. So if you set 0 points "before," and 12 points "after," your text will appear displaced toward the top of the row, even when verticle cell alignment is centered. This would also affect the height of the row in question. I hope I have understood your question and answered it correctly. Regards, IanRoy. "Kevin" wrote: Word tables are most aggravating (no, -- impossible). I have a table with only text. Most rows have only single line of text, though several are multi-line. I select the entire table and set row height to 0.2" "at least". I select the table again, then set vertical text alignment to center. Most cells are now centered, but several are not. Some rows with single lines of text are clearly larger than others with single lines. I try to vertically center individual cells -- cannot. They won't move, they stay aligned at top (or seem to be -- table properties says they're vertically aligned). Turn on reveal formatting, and nothing unusual appears (basically -- nothing). Select a cell with row that seems too big --- row height now says: "0.07" "at least". Change to 0.2", no help. Wasted 1+ hours on this and it still doesn't work. WP would take 5 minutes. How do I fix this? Thanks Kevin |
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2) Several things would affect the verticle space needed: font size, line
spacing, and paragraph spacing. The latter two options are found at: Format Paragraph Spacing. Thanks; I found that line spacing was subtly different all through the document. Could this have happened when I used Draw Table to change text into a table? Table looks good now. Is there a way to show line spacing in Reveal Formatting? Kevin |
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Draw Table is an invitation to trouble.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Kevin" wrote in message ... 2) Several things would affect the verticle space needed: font size, line spacing, and paragraph spacing. The latter two options are found at: Format Paragraph Spacing. Thanks; I found that line spacing was subtly different all through the document. Could this have happened when I used Draw Table to change text into a table? Table looks good now. Is there a way to show line spacing in Reveal Formatting? Kevin |
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Hi, Kevin;
I took a look. Reveal formatting will show you that, one cell at a time . You can see a bit more by checking "Show all formatting marks" and looking for subtle differences in the placement of those marks. I wouldn't bother with it. Select the whole table and apply the formats you want globally, so to speak. Regards, IanRoy. "Kevin" wrote: Is there a way to show line spacing in Reveal Formatting? |
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