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Dear Newsgroup,

I'm desperate with a past-due report. I am using MS Word 2003 and I'm a
new user with this version. I am creating tables in seperate documents
that I had planned to copy and paste into the report.

When I paste them in, the tables change in regard to the height of each
individual row with the rows much taller (up to down dimension) than in
the original (the font is the same size) and the amount of space needed
around the text/ numbers in the individual cells is excessive. So when
I paste in a table that originally was 3/4 of a page, the pasted table
goes over a page. Other problematic things happen like the table is
pasted on the very top of a following page rather than where I'd
positioned the insertion marker.

When I create a table directly in the report, I get a clunky table
(regrding heigth of rows) as compared to the tables I start fresh in a
"new blank document" but not as tall as the tables I paste in.

I've tried different table and grid styles w/o success. Under table
properties there's a "row" tab that allows changes in row type. This
just seems to hide the text (regardless of "vertical alignment)when I
get the row height down to what it is one the original table. Likewise,
row height adjustments made on the screen hide text.

As far as I can tell, I want row heights of about .2 inches for 12 pt
type and bit smaller (.16") for 10 point.

Hope I'm explaining this problem satisfactorily. Any help is very much
appreciated.

Thank you, Romain
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Cecelia
 
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I too have the same problem with my document. I posted the question below,
but so far no responses. Let's hope someone can help us. It's very
frustrating.

"Romain Cooper" wrote:

Dear Newsgroup,

I'm desperate with a past-due report. I am using MS Word 2003 and I'm a
new user with this version. I am creating tables in seperate documents
that I had planned to copy and paste into the report.

When I paste them in, the tables change in regard to the height of each
individual row with the rows much taller (up to down dimension) than in
the original (the font is the same size) and the amount of space needed
around the text/ numbers in the individual cells is excessive. So when
I paste in a table that originally was 3/4 of a page, the pasted table
goes over a page. Other problematic things happen like the table is
pasted on the very top of a following page rather than where I'd
positioned the insertion marker.

When I create a table directly in the report, I get a clunky table
(regrding heigth of rows) as compared to the tables I start fresh in a
"new blank document" but not as tall as the tables I paste in.

I've tried different table and grid styles w/o success. Under table
properties there's a "row" tab that allows changes in row type. This
just seems to hide the text (regardless of "vertical alignment)when I
get the row height down to what it is one the original table. Likewise,
row height adjustments made on the screen hide text.

As far as I can tell, I want row heights of about .2 inches for 12 pt
type and bit smaller (.16") for 10 point.

Hope I'm explaining this problem satisfactorily. Any help is very much
appreciated.

Thank you, Romain

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PopS
 
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Not sure this is what you need, but have you looked at
Edit; Paste Special? Usually works for me, but it's
been awhile.

HTH,
Pop


"Cecelia" wrote in
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...
I too have the same problem with my document. I
posted the question below,
but so far no responses. Let's hope someone can help
us. It's very
frustrating.

"Romain Cooper" wrote:

Dear Newsgroup,

I'm desperate with a past-due report. I am using MS
Word 2003 and I'm a
new user with this version. I am creating tables in
seperate documents
that I had planned to copy and paste into the
report.

When I paste them in, the tables change in regard to
the height of each
individual row with the rows much taller (up to down
dimension) than in
the original (the font is the same size) and the
amount of space needed
around the text/ numbers in the individual cells is
excessive. So when
I paste in a table that originally was 3/4 of a
page, the pasted table
goes over a page. Other problematic things happen
like the table is
pasted on the very top of a following page rather
than where I'd
positioned the insertion marker.

When I create a table directly in the report, I get
a clunky table
(regrding heigth of rows) as compared to the tables
I start fresh in a
"new blank document" but not as tall as the tables I
paste in.

I've tried different table and grid styles w/o
success. Under table
properties there's a "row" tab that allows changes
in row type. This
just seems to hide the text (regardless of "vertical
alignment)when I
get the row height down to what it is one the
original table. Likewise,
row height adjustments made on the screen hide text.

As far as I can tell, I want row heights of about .2
inches for 12 pt
type and bit smaller (.16") for 10 point.

Hope I'm explaining this problem satisfactorily.
Any help is very much
appreciated.

Thank you, Romain



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Romain Cooper
 
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Thanks for the tip, Pops. I got a similar tip from a friend (use "paste
special" and then paste as a "windows metafile" (which is an image) and
this has worked. I'd prefer to have the table "behave" and not have to
use an "uneditable" graphics file but this solution does work for the
particular report for which I have a deadline.

Thanks again, Romain Cooper

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PopS wrote:
Not sure this is what you need, but have you looked at
Edit; Paste Special? Usually works for me, but it's
been awhile.

HTH,
Pop


"Cecelia" wrote in
message
...

I too have the same problem with my document. I
posted the question below,
but so far no responses. Let's hope someone can help
us. It's very
frustrating.

"Romain Cooper" wrote:


Dear Newsgroup,

I'm desperate with a past-due report. I am using MS
Word 2003 and I'm a
new user with this version. I am creating tables in
seperate documents
that I had planned to copy and paste into the
report.

When I paste them in, the tables change in regard to
the height of each
individual row with the rows much taller (up to down
dimension) than in
the original (the font is the same size) and the
amount of space needed
around the text/ numbers in the individual cells is
excessive. So when
I paste in a table that originally was 3/4 of a
page, the pasted table
goes over a page. Other problematic things happen
like the table is
pasted on the very top of a following page rather
than where I'd
positioned the insertion marker.

When I create a table directly in the report, I get
a clunky table
(regrding heigth of rows) as compared to the tables
I start fresh in a
"new blank document" but not as tall as the tables I
paste in.

I've tried different table and grid styles w/o
success. Under table
properties there's a "row" tab that allows changes
in row type. This
just seems to hide the text (regardless of "vertical
alignment)when I
get the row height down to what it is one the
original table. Likewise,
row height adjustments made on the screen hide text.

As far as I can tell, I want row heights of about .2
inches for 12 pt
type and bit smaller (.16") for 10 point.

Hope I'm explaining this problem satisfactorily.
Any help is very much
appreciated.

Thank you, Romain




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