Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Part of table thinks it is a separate table
I edited a 3 column Word 2002 table created by someone else with no problems
& saved into new version. Another user made yet another new version and edited the same table. Suddenly, in the middle of the 20 pg table, about 7 rows appear to be a separate table. This was evident becuase (1) I could see the selection cross symbol at the top left hand corner (2) the column sizes wouldn't line up and (3) the header stopped. The user denies doing anything wrong. What could possibly have happened to cause this problem? (copying, dragging?) I tried to remedy the situation by splitting the tables and then deleting the para mark did NOT fix this problem. I had to copy separate table info and then paste it into the top table. Any ideas would be appreciated |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
There are several things to check when this happens. Make sure that there
are no heading rows in the "middle" of the table (that is, at the top of one of the new, separate tables). Also make sure that none of the tables is wrapped (check Table Properties | Table: Text wrapping: None). It sounds rather as if part of the table has become wrapped and the rest of the original table is wrapping around it. If all the tables are inline and there are no heading rows except at the top, then the table may just be corrupt. I've had this happen and been unable to solve the problem--at least not in less time than it would take me to work around it and move on. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "viv" wrote in message ... I edited a 3 column Word 2002 table created by someone else with no problems & saved into new version. Another user made yet another new version and edited the same table. Suddenly, in the middle of the 20 pg table, about 7 rows appear to be a separate table. This was evident becuase (1) I could see the selection cross symbol at the top left hand corner (2) the column sizes wouldn't line up and (3) the header stopped. The user denies doing anything wrong. What could possibly have happened to cause this problem? (copying, dragging?) I tried to remedy the situation by splitting the tables and then deleting the para mark did NOT fix this problem. I had to copy separate table info and then paste it into the top table. Any ideas would be appreciated |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Word 2003: Can one disable table styles? | Tables | |||
Table headers/footers and layout | Page Layout | |||
How to Avoid Word 2003 Table Style Problems | Tables | |||
Table AutoFormats vs. Table Styles confusion | Tables | |||
Shading part of the text in a table cell | Tables |