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Preferred Width and AutoSize question
I have a fax template that consists of numerous tables in the headers,
footer, and body. Documents based on this template sometimes need to be changed from Letter size paper to A4 (or vice versa). I have tried turning off Preferred Width and setting the Table Options to automatically resize to fit contents. This seems to help; however, Preferred Width sometimes becomes re-checked and causes the table to not adjust properly. (Also, even after I ensure the Table is NOT set to a preferred width, the individual columns, rows, and cells are still at preferred widths.) In general, what is the best way to ensure the tables will adjust automatically when the paper size or margins change? Are there any tricks for setting up templates so the tables will adjust and retain their proportions? Thanks! |
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Preferred Width and AutoSize question
I cannot guarantee that this is the best solution but I am able to make it
work this way if the tables are "full width", i.e. from left to right margin: 1. Set the preferred table width to 100 % (Table Table Properties Table tab Preferred width). Make sure "Automatically resize to fit contents" is _turned off_ ( (Table Table Properties Table tab Options). 2. For each column, set the preferred width to a measure in _percent_ and make sure that the sum of the column widths makes up exactly 100 % (e.g. column 1 = 20 %, column 2 = 30%, column 3 = 50 % in a 3-column table). This way, if you change the page orientation, change margins or change the paper size, your tables will automatically adjust to fit from the left margin to the right margin and the column widths will be distributed proportionally to their original widths. Note that if you need indented tables (i.e. tables that are not full width), it is more complicated because the indent is a fixed size. Therefore, even if you can calculate which preferred width percentage to use for e.g. A4, that percentage would no longer be correct if you change to Letter. -- Regards Lene Fredborg DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "kewpcg" wrote: I have a fax template that consists of numerous tables in the headers, footer, and body. Documents based on this template sometimes need to be changed from Letter size paper to A4 (or vice versa). I have tried turning off Preferred Width and setting the Table Options to automatically resize to fit contents. This seems to help; however, Preferred Width sometimes becomes re-checked and causes the table to not adjust properly. (Also, even after I ensure the Table is NOT set to a preferred width, the individual columns, rows, and cells are still at preferred widths.) In general, what is the best way to ensure the tables will adjust automatically when the paper size or margins change? Are there any tricks for setting up templates so the tables will adjust and retain their proportions? Thanks! |
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Preferred Width and AutoSize question
An equivalent method would be to choose Table | AutoFit | AutoFit to
Window, and then turn off the "Automatically resize to fit contents" option in the Table Options dialog box. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Lene Fredborg" wrote in message ... I cannot guarantee that this is the best solution but I am able to make it work this way if the tables are "full width", i.e. from left to right margin: 1. Set the preferred table width to 100 % (Table Table Properties Table tab Preferred width). Make sure "Automatically resize to fit contents" is _turned off_ ( (Table Table Properties Table tab Options). 2. For each column, set the preferred width to a measure in _percent_ and make sure that the sum of the column widths makes up exactly 100 % (e.g. column 1 = 20 %, column 2 = 30%, column 3 = 50 % in a 3-column table). This way, if you change the page orientation, change margins or change the paper size, your tables will automatically adjust to fit from the left margin to the right margin and the column widths will be distributed proportionally to their original widths. Note that if you need indented tables (i.e. tables that are not full width), it is more complicated because the indent is a fixed size. Therefore, even if you can calculate which preferred width percentage to use for e.g. A4, that percentage would no longer be correct if you change to Letter. -- Regards Lene Fredborg DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "kewpcg" wrote: I have a fax template that consists of numerous tables in the headers, footer, and body. Documents based on this template sometimes need to be changed from Letter size paper to A4 (or vice versa). I have tried turning off Preferred Width and setting the Table Options to automatically resize to fit contents. This seems to help; however, Preferred Width sometimes becomes re-checked and causes the table to not adjust properly. (Also, even after I ensure the Table is NOT set to a preferred width, the individual columns, rows, and cells are still at preferred widths.) In general, what is the best way to ensure the tables will adjust automatically when the paper size or margins change? Are there any tricks for setting up templates so the tables will adjust and retain their proportions? Thanks! |
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