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Not your average table problem
I have a problem with printing tables in Word 2000.
I have a table within a table. The "external" table is there for page layout reasons and was set up by a client as a place for us to insert our answers to their question (therefore cannot be changed or removed). Our answer includes a table of information (the "internal" table), which we then have to insert into the "external" table as part of our answer. The document is multiple pages long, and within it, at one point, both the internal table and the external table flow across two pages. When I view the document on screen (in Print Layout view or in Print Preview) the document looks fine, however when I actually print it, the internal table spills over the lower limits of the external table and across the footer, so that it runs almost to the bottom of the page. Then on the following page, the final cell of the table appears neatly as it should within the external table. The external table remains where it should be, it is only the internal tables that prints in this unexpected way. I can assure you that there is no issue with "keep with next" or "allow row to break across pages" settings. I have literally tried everything I can think of in terms of table settings and text settings and page settings. I should note that I have other tables within tables in the same document, and they do not experience the same problem with printing (i.e. each row breaks across the page as necessary without any manual intervention from me). I have scoured the net for solutions to this problem, to no avail. I am thinking this is an issue with Word 2000 itself not supporting tables inside other tables...? |
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Not your average table problem
Make sure that the wrapping on both tables is set to None.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "aloha" wrote in message ... I have a problem with printing tables in Word 2000. I have a table within a table. The "external" table is there for page layout reasons and was set up by a client as a place for us to insert our answers to their question (therefore cannot be changed or removed). Our answer includes a table of information (the "internal" table), which we then have to insert into the "external" table as part of our answer. The document is multiple pages long, and within it, at one point, both the internal table and the external table flow across two pages. When I view the document on screen (in Print Layout view or in Print Preview) the document looks fine, however when I actually print it, the internal table spills over the lower limits of the external table and across the footer, so that it runs almost to the bottom of the page. Then on the following page, the final cell of the table appears neatly as it should within the external table. The external table remains where it should be, it is only the internal tables that prints in this unexpected way. I can assure you that there is no issue with "keep with next" or "allow row to break across pages" settings. I have literally tried everything I can think of in terms of table settings and text settings and page settings. I should note that I have other tables within tables in the same document, and they do not experience the same problem with printing (i.e. each row breaks across the page as necessary without any manual intervention from me). I have scoured the net for solutions to this problem, to no avail. I am thinking this is an issue with Word 2000 itself not supporting tables inside other tables...? |
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Not your average table problem
Yes, I have done this, this is not the issue.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Make sure that the wrapping on both tables is set to None. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "aloha" wrote in message ... I have a problem with printing tables in Word 2000. I have a table within a table. The "external" table is there for page layout reasons and was set up by a client as a place for us to insert our answers to their question (therefore cannot be changed or removed). Our answer includes a table of information (the "internal" table), which we then have to insert into the "external" table as part of our answer. The document is multiple pages long, and within it, at one point, both the internal table and the external table flow across two pages. When I view the document on screen (in Print Layout view or in Print Preview) the document looks fine, however when I actually print it, the internal table spills over the lower limits of the external table and across the footer, so that it runs almost to the bottom of the page. Then on the following page, the final cell of the table appears neatly as it should within the external table. The external table remains where it should be, it is only the internal tables that prints in this unexpected way. I can assure you that there is no issue with "keep with next" or "allow row to break across pages" settings. I have literally tried everything I can think of in terms of table settings and text settings and page settings. I should note that I have other tables within tables in the same document, and they do not experience the same problem with printing (i.e. each row breaks across the page as necessary without any manual intervention from me). I have scoured the net for solutions to this problem, to no avail. I am thinking this is an issue with Word 2000 itself not supporting tables inside other tables...? |
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Not your average table problem
Another thing to check is row height. For tables within tables, I usually
find that it works best if the row height is not set explicitly. I would try -- experimentally -- to create the identical structure from scratch (no copying/pasting) in a brand new document to see if the problem occurs there. However, if the problem is happening only when the document is printed, and not in Print Preview, then I would suspect that there is a problem with the printer driver. You might check the printer's mfg web site to see if a later driver is available. If you have the ability to print the document to a .pdf file, try that, and see if the tables are correct within the resulting pdf. Or... try printing to a different printer, if one is available. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "aloha" wrote in message ... Yes, I have done this, this is not the issue. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Make sure that the wrapping on both tables is set to None. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "aloha" wrote in message ... I have a problem with printing tables in Word 2000. I have a table within a table. The "external" table is there for page layout reasons and was set up by a client as a place for us to insert our answers to their question (therefore cannot be changed or removed). Our answer includes a table of information (the "internal" table), which we then have to insert into the "external" table as part of our answer. The document is multiple pages long, and within it, at one point, both the internal table and the external table flow across two pages. When I view the document on screen (in Print Layout view or in Print Preview) the document looks fine, however when I actually print it, the internal table spills over the lower limits of the external table and across the footer, so that it runs almost to the bottom of the page. Then on the following page, the final cell of the table appears neatly as it should within the external table. The external table remains where it should be, it is only the internal tables that prints in this unexpected way. I can assure you that there is no issue with "keep with next" or "allow row to break across pages" settings. I have literally tried everything I can think of in terms of table settings and text settings and page settings. I should note that I have other tables within tables in the same document, and they do not experience the same problem with printing (i.e. each row breaks across the page as necessary without any manual intervention from me). I have scoured the net for solutions to this problem, to no avail. I am thinking this is an issue with Word 2000 itself not supporting tables inside other tables...? |
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Not your average table problem
Thanks Herb.
Yep, row height is not specified, so that's definitely not the issue either. I have done the whole "create from scratch" thing, but this did not help. This problem occurs for us regularly, so it is not one particular document causing the problem. The problem also occurs on numerous printers, including both colour and monochrome. I tried creating as a PDF, but the PDF document looked the same as the other printed versions. I will look into the printer driver, but I suspect if it is happening across a number of printers, this will probably not solve the problem either! "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Another thing to check is row height. For tables within tables, I usually find that it works best if the row height is not set explicitly. I would try -- experimentally -- to create the identical structure from scratch (no copying/pasting) in a brand new document to see if the problem occurs there. However, if the problem is happening only when the document is printed, and not in Print Preview, then I would suspect that there is a problem with the printer driver. You might check the printer's mfg web site to see if a later driver is available. If you have the ability to print the document to a .pdf file, try that, and see if the tables are correct within the resulting pdf. Or... try printing to a different printer, if one is available. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "aloha" wrote in message ... Yes, I have done this, this is not the issue. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Make sure that the wrapping on both tables is set to None. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "aloha" wrote in message ... I have a problem with printing tables in Word 2000. I have a table within a table. The "external" table is there for page layout reasons and was set up by a client as a place for us to insert our answers to their question (therefore cannot be changed or removed). Our answer includes a table of information (the "internal" table), which we then have to insert into the "external" table as part of our answer. The document is multiple pages long, and within it, at one point, both the internal table and the external table flow across two pages. When I view the document on screen (in Print Layout view or in Print Preview) the document looks fine, however when I actually print it, the internal table spills over the lower limits of the external table and across the footer, so that it runs almost to the bottom of the page. Then on the following page, the final cell of the table appears neatly as it should within the external table. The external table remains where it should be, it is only the internal tables that prints in this unexpected way. I can assure you that there is no issue with "keep with next" or "allow row to break across pages" settings. I have literally tried everything I can think of in terms of table settings and text settings and page settings. I should note that I have other tables within tables in the same document, and they do not experience the same problem with printing (i.e. each row breaks across the page as necessary without any manual intervention from me). I have scoured the net for solutions to this problem, to no avail. I am thinking this is an issue with Word 2000 itself not supporting tables inside other tables...? |
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