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Table, column and cell widths
Can anyone recommend some material which I can use to learn in depth about
the implications of width preferences. E.g the impact of using percent rather than cm, how to maintain a consistent table width while being able to merge and split cells within it, the impact of the default auto-resize etc. I used to be fine with tables in Word 2000 but my recent foray into them in 2003 has become a nightmare! I would be grateful for any suggestions. |
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Table, column and cell widths
To prevent cells from resizing, you should specify fixed column widths (in
Table | Table Properties, Column tab) but also turn off the "Automatically resize to fit contents" option in the Table Options dialog box (Table | Table Properties, Table tab, click the Options button). To accomplish both of these things in a single step, you can click Table | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width. Setting percentage widths in Word tables is discussed in this article: http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfm...ableToPage.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Mary Ann" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend some material which I can use to learn in depth about the implications of width preferences. E.g the impact of using percent rather than cm, how to maintain a consistent table width while being able to merge and split cells within it, the impact of the default auto-resize etc. I used to be fine with tables in Word 2000 but my recent foray into them in 2003 has become a nightmare! I would be grateful for any suggestions. |
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Table, column and cell widths
Thanks for the reply Stefan. Do you know of anything else that looks at this
topic in more detail? "Stefan Blom" wrote: To prevent cells from resizing, you should specify fixed column widths (in Table | Table Properties, Column tab) but also turn off the "Automatically resize to fit contents" option in the Table Options dialog box (Table | Table Properties, Table tab, click the Options button). To accomplish both of these things in a single step, you can click Table | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width. Setting percentage widths in Word tables is discussed in this article: http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfm...ableToPage.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Mary Ann" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend some material which I can use to learn in depth about the implications of width preferences. E.g the impact of using percent rather than cm, how to maintain a consistent table width while being able to merge and split cells within it, the impact of the default auto-resize etc. I used to be fine with tables in Word 2000 but my recent foray into them in 2003 has become a nightmare! I would be grateful for any suggestions. |
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You are welcome.
Well, you may want to read this article, which discusses problems with the Table Properties dialog box: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TablePropPrbs.htm. And see the list of articles on tables at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/index.htm. Also, I'd like to add that if you want to store and re-use a particular table format, the easiest way is to select it and save it as an AutoText entry. Then, the next time you need such a table, just insert the AutoText. (For more on AutoText in general, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AutoText.htm.) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Mary Ann" wrote in message ... Thanks for the reply Stefan. Do you know of anything else that looks at this topic in more detail? "Stefan Blom" wrote: To prevent cells from resizing, you should specify fixed column widths (in Table | Table Properties, Column tab) but also turn off the "Automatically resize to fit contents" option in the Table Options dialog box (Table | Table Properties, Table tab, click the Options button). To accomplish both of these things in a single step, you can click Table | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width. Setting percentage widths in Word tables is discussed in this article: http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfm...ableToPage.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Mary Ann" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend some material which I can use to learn in depth about the implications of width preferences. E.g the impact of using percent rather than cm, how to maintain a consistent table width while being able to merge and split cells within it, the impact of the default auto-resize etc. I used to be fine with tables in Word 2000 but my recent foray into them in 2003 has become a nightmare! I would be grateful for any suggestions. |
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Thank you - lots of useful info - what a relief to be able to control the
width of a column again! "Stefan Blom" wrote: You are welcome. Well, you may want to read this article, which discusses problems with the Table Properties dialog box: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TablePropPrbs.htm. And see the list of articles on tables at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/index.htm. Also, I'd like to add that if you want to store and re-use a particular table format, the easiest way is to select it and save it as an AutoText entry. Then, the next time you need such a table, just insert the AutoText. (For more on AutoText in general, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AutoText.htm.) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Mary Ann" wrote in message ... Thanks for the reply Stefan. Do you know of anything else that looks at this topic in more detail? "Stefan Blom" wrote: To prevent cells from resizing, you should specify fixed column widths (in Table | Table Properties, Column tab) but also turn off the "Automatically resize to fit contents" option in the Table Options dialog box (Table | Table Properties, Table tab, click the Options button). To accomplish both of these things in a single step, you can click Table | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width. Setting percentage widths in Word tables is discussed in this article: http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfm...ableToPage.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Mary Ann" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend some material which I can use to learn in depth about the implications of width preferences. E.g the impact of using percent rather than cm, how to maintain a consistent table width while being able to merge and split cells within it, the impact of the default auto-resize etc. I used to be fine with tables in Word 2000 but my recent foray into them in 2003 has become a nightmare! I would be grateful for any suggestions. |
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I'm glad I could help--and thank you for the feedback.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Mary Ann" wrote in message ... Thank you - lots of useful info - what a relief to be able to control the width of a column again! "Stefan Blom" wrote: You are welcome. Well, you may want to read this article, which discusses problems with the Table Properties dialog box: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TablePropPrbs.htm. And see the list of articles on tables at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/index.htm. Also, I'd like to add that if you want to store and re-use a particular table format, the easiest way is to select it and save it as an AutoText entry. Then, the next time you need such a table, just insert the AutoText. (For more on AutoText in general, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AutoText.htm.) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Mary Ann" wrote in message ... Thanks for the reply Stefan. Do you know of anything else that looks at this topic in more detail? "Stefan Blom" wrote: To prevent cells from resizing, you should specify fixed column widths (in Table | Table Properties, Column tab) but also turn off the "Automatically resize to fit contents" option in the Table Options dialog box (Table | Table Properties, Table tab, click the Options button). To accomplish both of these things in a single step, you can click Table | AutoFit | Fixed Column Width. Setting percentage widths in Word tables is discussed in this article: http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfm...ableToPage.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Mary Ann" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend some material which I can use to learn in depth about the implications of width preferences. E.g the impact of using percent rather than cm, how to maintain a consistent table width while being able to merge and split cells within it, the impact of the default auto-resize etc. I used to be fine with tables in Word 2000 but my recent foray into them in 2003 has become a nightmare! I would be grateful for any suggestions. |
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