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Strange behavior in column (Word 2002)
Here is the problem:
I make a simple table with two columns. In column 1, I put a lot of text (which makes the table extend to the next page). In column 2, I enter a number. In "cell alignment" I choose the bottom-right option. One would expect to see the number aligned with the last line of the text, on the second page. However, the number sticks to the last line of the first page (instead of the last line of the cell) and does not move. I remember this happening in earlier versions of Word too, but I never managed to make it good. Anybody can help? John C. |
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The best way to use tables for side-by-side information is to create a new
row for every single paragraph that you want to be side-by-side. Rule of thumb is not to use paragraph returns within tables. ******************* ~Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com www.MyExpertsOnline.com "John C." wrote in message ... Here is the problem: I make a simple table with two columns. In column 1, I put a lot of text (which makes the table extend to the next page). In column 2, I enter a number. In "cell alignment" I choose the bottom-right option. One would expect to see the number aligned with the last line of the text, on the second page. However, the number sticks to the last line of the first page (instead of the last line of the cell) and does not move. I remember this happening in earlier versions of Word too, but I never managed to make it good. Anybody can help? John C. |
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Yes, this does seem to be the way Word works. The only workarounds I can
think of would be (a) to set the row not to break across pages (a problem if it really is a very deep row) and (b) to arbitrarily split the row at the bottom of the page and put the number in the next row (on the next page). It may be possible to do this another way. It sounds as if you're setting up a TOC-like structure. If that's the case, you can do it with tabs instead of a table, as follows: 1. Set a right tab at the right margin (or wherever you want the number to appear). 2. Apply a right indent to the paragraph (style) so that the text will wrap short of the right margin by enough to clear the numbers (that is, an indent the width of your table Column 2). 3. Type all the text you want to appear before the number, Tab, then type the number. This will create an ordinary paragraph that will wrap across pages in a predictable way with the number on the following page as expected. -- 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. "John C." wrote in message ... Here is the problem: I make a simple table with two columns. In column 1, I put a lot of text (which makes the table extend to the next page). In column 2, I enter a number. In "cell alignment" I choose the bottom-right option. One would expect to see the number aligned with the last line of the text, on the second page. However, the number sticks to the last line of the first page (instead of the last line of the cell) and does not move. I remember this happening in earlier versions of Word too, but I never managed to make it good. Anybody can help? John C. |
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Thank you both.
However it seems to me that this is a design error of Word. Thanks again John C. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Yes, this does seem to be the way Word works. The only workarounds I can think of would be (a) to set the row not to break across pages (a problem if it really is a very deep row) and (b) to arbitrarily split the row at the bottom of the page and put the number in the next row (on the next page). It may be possible to do this another way. It sounds as if you're setting up a TOC-like structure. If that's the case, you can do it with tabs instead of a table, as follows: 1. Set a right tab at the right margin (or wherever you want the number to appear). 2. Apply a right indent to the paragraph (style) so that the text will wrap short of the right margin by enough to clear the numbers (that is, an indent the width of your table Column 2). 3. Type all the text you want to appear before the number, Tab, then type the number. This will create an ordinary paragraph that will wrap across pages in a predictable way with the number on the following page as expected. -- 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. "John C." wrote in message ... Here is the problem: I make a simple table with two columns. In column 1, I put a lot of text (which makes the table extend to the next page). In column 2, I enter a number. In "cell alignment" I choose the bottom-right option. One would expect to see the number aligned with the last line of the text, on the second page. However, the number sticks to the last line of the first page (instead of the last line of the cell) and does not move. I remember this happening in earlier versions of Word too, but I never managed to make it good. Anybody can help? John C. |
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