[Jay Freedman]

On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 19:04:01 -0800, Anne
wrote:

I have a lot of text in one cell in Word. The problem is that even if I
resize the cells, all of the words do not show up and they don't move on to
the next page. So, is there a limit on the number of words you can fit in one
cell?

No, there isn't a limit. But if the table is "floating" instead of "in
line with text", then it can't cross a page boundary.

With the cursor in the table, go to the Table Tools Layout tab of
the ribbon and click the Properties button near the left end. In the
dialog, under "Text wrapping", click the None button and click OK.

If the table is already in line (wrapping is None), maybe the row
height is set to an exact value. In the same Properties dialog, click
the Row tab. If the "Specify height" box is checked and the rightmost
dropdown is set to "Exactly", either change the dropdown to "At least"
or uncheck the box.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Actually, in Word 2002 and above, wrapped tables can by default be broken
across pages. For compatibility with earlier versions, however, you may wish
to enable the Compatibility Option "Don't break wrapped tables across
pages."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 19:04:01 -0800, Anne
wrote:

I have a lot of text in one cell in Word. The problem is that even if I
resize the cells, all of the words do not show up and they don't move on
to
the next page. So, is there a limit on the number of words you can fit in
one
cell?

No, there isn't a limit. But if the table is "floating" instead of "in
line with text", then it can't cross a page boundary.

With the cursor in the table, go to the Table Tools Layout tab of
the ribbon and click the Properties button near the left end. In the
dialog, under "Text wrapping", click the None button and click OK.

If the table is already in line (wrapping is None), maybe the row
height is set to an exact value. In the same Properties dialog, click
the Row tab. If the "Specify height" box is checked and the rightmost
dropdown is set to "Exactly", either change the dropdown to "At least"
or uncheck the box.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.