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inserting table problems
When I "insert table" the right margin suddenly changes to 2.5
inches and if I try to expand the table, the columns in that area disappear. What do I do? When I look at page setup, it shows a .8 right margin. Thanks |
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What are the dimensions of the table (as well as its columns)? Are there any
indents specified for the paragraphs in the table? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "kate" wrote in message ... When I "insert table" the right margin suddenly changes to 2.5 inches and if I try to expand the table, the columns in that area disappear. What do I do? When I look at page setup, it shows a .8 right margin. Thanks |
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Hi Stefan
I had a clear Word page. Inserted table with 2 columns, 5 rows, autofit. The right margin of the page jumped in to 2.5 inches. As if a gutter had formed. I went into every suggestion of margin control, gutter control, etc that I could find. Then I opened an old table used for a seating chart, cleared its cells and set up the new data table I needed. While it was open, I looked at every margin control spot I could think of for something unusual = nada. Kate "Stefan Blom" wrote: What are the dimensions of the table (as well as its columns)? Are there any indents specified for the paragraphs in the table? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "kate" wrote in message ... When I "insert table" the right margin suddenly changes to 2.5 inches and if I try to expand the table, the columns in that area disappear. What do I do? When I look at page setup, it shows a .8 right margin. Thanks |
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Which version of Word are you using?
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "kate" wrote in message ... Hi Stefan I had a clear Word page. Inserted table with 2 columns, 5 rows, autofit. The right margin of the page jumped in to 2.5 inches. As if a gutter had formed. I went into every suggestion of margin control, gutter control, etc that I could find. Then I opened an old table used for a seating chart, cleared its cells and set up the new data table I needed. While it was open, I looked at every margin control spot I could think of for something unusual = nada. Kate "Stefan Blom" wrote: What are the dimensions of the table (as well as its columns)? Are there any indents specified for the paragraphs in the table? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "kate" wrote in message ... When I "insert table" the right margin suddenly changes to 2.5 inches and if I try to expand the table, the columns in that area disappear. What do I do? When I look at page setup, it shows a .8 right margin. Thanks |
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Stefan - I've been quite the detective - it's a COLUMN command that's warped.
Word 2003 on XP. My new documents open not with ONE column automatically, but with an undefined column whose width is not accurate and varies. I have learned to go into Format columns and enter the width according to my margins. Usually that's .5 margins for worksheets, so the width is 7.5, 1 inch margins for regular documents, so I set the "column" width at 6 inches. If I simply click ONE column, it's never correct. There's a "1" in the number of columns space, but obviously it's not registering. That seems to be the only way. I can't find out what I checked to take away the automatica resetting of the page width....do you know what I might have checked or UNchecked? Katea "Stefan Blom" wrote: Which version of Word are you using? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "kate" wrote in message ... Hi Stefan I had a clear Word page. Inserted table with 2 columns, 5 rows, autofit. The right margin of the page jumped in to 2.5 inches. As if a gutter had formed. I went into every suggestion of margin control, gutter control, etc that I could find. Then I opened an old table used for a seating chart, cleared its cells and set up the new data table I needed. While it was open, I looked at every margin control spot I could think of for something unusual = nada. Kate "Stefan Blom" wrote: What are the dimensions of the table (as well as its columns)? Are there any indents specified for the paragraphs in the table? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "kate" wrote in message ... When I "insert table" the right margin suddenly changes to 2.5 inches and if I try to expand the table, the columns in that area disappear. What do I do? When I look at page setup, it shows a .8 right margin. Thanks |
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In the Format | Columns dialog box, instead of typing the column width,
click the predefined "One" option; that fixes the issue. If this happens with new documents created from normal.dot, open it as a document and make the change there too. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...alTemplate.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "kate" wrote in message ... Stefan - I've been quite the detective - it's a COLUMN command that's warped. Word 2003 on XP. My new documents open not with ONE column automatically, but with an undefined column whose width is not accurate and varies. I have learned to go into Format columns and enter the width according to my margins. Usually that's .5 margins for worksheets, so the width is 7.5, 1 inch margins for regular documents, so I set the "column" width at 6 inches. If I simply click ONE column, it's never correct. There's a "1" in the number of columns space, but obviously it's not registering. That seems to be the only way. I can't find out what I checked to take away the automatica resetting of the page width....do you know what I might have checked or UNchecked? Katea "Stefan Blom" wrote: Which version of Word are you using? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "kate" wrote in message ... Hi Stefan I had a clear Word page. Inserted table with 2 columns, 5 rows, autofit. The right margin of the page jumped in to 2.5 inches. As if a gutter had formed. I went into every suggestion of margin control, gutter control, etc that I could find. Then I opened an old table used for a seating chart, cleared its cells and set up the new data table I needed. While it was open, I looked at every margin control spot I could think of for something unusual = nada. Kate "Stefan Blom" wrote: What are the dimensions of the table (as well as its columns)? Are there any indents specified for the paragraphs in the table? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "kate" wrote in message ... When I "insert table" the right margin suddenly changes to 2.5 inches and if I try to expand the table, the columns in that area disappear. What do I do? When I look at page setup, it shows a .8 right margin. Thanks |
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