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Problems with header rows when inserting columns
I frequently have a terrible time with Word tables when I need to 'insert'
columns, especially (but not only) if one or more header rows contains a merged cell that spans two or more columns. The kinds of strange results I generally get leave the impression that Word actually treats header rows as separate tables that are joined to the actual table's 'data rows,' because the behavior of the header row columns after attempting such column insertions is often distinct from that of the columns in the rest of the table. What I find over and over is that even if the new column inserts more or less correctly, the header row(s) don't reformat in a way that recognizes it. In almost all cases, the cell border lines in those header rows end up all over the place and for some reason are often very difficult to realign with the non-header row border lines for those columns. I usually end up 'undoing' the column insertion and instead splitting the adjacent column and then converting one half of that split column into the new column. As much work as that can be, it seems to end up better than trying to use the 'insert column' feature. Is there any other (better) solution to this? Thanks. |
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Problems with header rows when inserting columns
Hi mkraft,
You might get better results if you split the table just below the header row before inserting the new column(s) and inserting them into both of the tables thus created before rejoining them. -- Cheers macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "mkraft" wrote in message ... I frequently have a terrible time with Word tables when I need to 'insert' columns, especially (but not only) if one or more header rows contains a merged cell that spans two or more columns. The kinds of strange results I generally get leave the impression that Word actually treats header rows as separate tables that are joined to the actual table's 'data rows,' because the behavior of the header row columns after attempting such column insertions is often distinct from that of the columns in the rest of the table. What I find over and over is that even if the new column inserts more or less correctly, the header row(s) don't reformat in a way that recognizes it. In almost all cases, the cell border lines in those header rows end up all over the place and for some reason are often very difficult to realign with the non-header row border lines for those columns. I usually end up 'undoing' the column insertion and instead splitting the adjacent column and then converting one half of that split column into the new column. As much work as that can be, it seems to end up better than trying to use the 'insert column' feature. Is there any other (better) solution to this? Thanks. |
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Problems with header rows when inserting columns
"macropod" wrote:
You might get better results if you split the table just below the header row before inserting the new column(s) and inserting them into both of the tables thus created before rejoining them. I did not find that this strategy worked at all. Splitting the data rows from the header rows (thus creating two separate tables) allows column insertions in the table to format acceptably (even those need some 'cleanup'), but in the table containing the header rows (i.e., even after being separated from the table) everything ends up a mess (which has consistently been my experience with Word tables). Not just a mess -- an impossible mess. Trying to fix it takes longer than just recreating the header rows. That shouldn't be necessary, however, in a supposedly advanced word processing program. It's incredible that after all these years Microsoft still can't get this (tables) right. |
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