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Table wider than the column width?
I am using WordML (XML rather than binary format) files that have 2 columns
on a page in landscape orientation. Since you can't put a section break inside a user XML tag, I can't change the number of columns in the middle of this document. But sometimes I need a Table that is wider than the width of a column. Is there some way to mark a Table to be "positioned" relative to the page rather than inline or relative to the column? Is there some way to get wider Tables to just run over into and overlap the next column? (Right now, the Table gets clipped off at the column boundary.) Is there some way to make the clipped-off Table such that you can double-click on it to popup the whole table (without resorting to an external file)? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, Brian |
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Table wider than the column width?
No on all counts. Sounds like you've chosen the wrong layout for your
purpose. "Brian" wrote in message ... I am using WordML (XML rather than binary format) files that have 2 columns on a page in landscape orientation. Since you can't put a section break inside a user XML tag, I can't change the number of columns in the middle of this document. But sometimes I need a Table that is wider than the width of a column. Is there some way to mark a Table to be "positioned" relative to the page rather than inline or relative to the column? Is there some way to get wider Tables to just run over into and overlap the next column? (Right now, the Table gets clipped off at the column boundary.) Is there some way to make the clipped-off Table such that you can double-click on it to popup the whole table (without resorting to an external file)? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, Brian |
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Table wider than the column width?
You can set "Text wrapping" for the table (Table | Table Properties,
Table tab) to "Around" and then click the Positioning button; this gives you the option to place the table relative to page edges or margins. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Brian" wrote in message ... I am using WordML (XML rather than binary format) files that have 2 columns on a page in landscape orientation. Since you can't put a section break inside a user XML tag, I can't change the number of columns in the middle of this document. But sometimes I need a Table that is wider than the width of a column. Is there some way to mark a Table to be "positioned" relative to the page rather than inline or relative to the column? Is there some way to get wider Tables to just run over into and overlap the next column? (Right now, the Table gets clipped off at the column boundary.) Is there some way to make the clipped-off Table such that you can double-click on it to popup the whole table (without resorting to an external file)? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, Brian |
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"Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... You can set "Text wrapping" for the table (Table | Table Properties, Table tab) to "Around" and then click the Positioning button; this gives you the option to place the table relative to page edges or margins. Funny where they've hidden the old "Positioning" functionality! I'd have never guessed under "Around"... not sure that logic. But that worked perfect... set positioning relative to margins and allowed overlap and it happily did exactly what I needed. THANKS!! |
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You are welcome.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Brian" wrote in message ... "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... You can set "Text wrapping" for the table (Table | Table Properties, Table tab) to "Around" and then click the Positioning button; this gives you the option to place the table relative to page edges or margins. Funny where they've hidden the old "Positioning" functionality! I'd have never guessed under "Around"... not sure that logic. But that worked perfect... set positioning relative to margins and allowed overlap and it happily did exactly what I needed. THANKS!! |
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