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Move Table Into Margins?
Is there a way to move a table into the margins?
Let's say we have a 13x13 pica table setting at the left margin with text wrapped around it. Would it be possible to move that table 2 picas into the left margin? I tried selecting the table and giving it a negative paragraph indent, but that just made the text inside the table disappear. I'm using Word 2007. Any help would be appreciated. Steven Craig Miller |
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Move Table Into Margins?
If the table is not wrapped, you can do as follows:
Right-click in the table and select Table Properties. On the Table tab, type the desired negative amount in the €śIndent from left€ť field. Click OK. From your description, I assume that your table is wrapped (Text wrapping €śAround€ť). As far as I can see, you cannot set the €śIndent from left€ť while text wrapping is set to €śAround€ť €“ the option is disabled. But I could make it work as follows: While the Table Properties dialog box is open, first change the wrapping to €ťNone€ť, then set the desired negative €ťIndent from left€ť, then select text Wrapping €ťAround€ť again. Click OK. Note that if you have a left cell margin defined in Table Properties Table tab Options, the table exceeds the left margin with that amount. Either set the left cell margin to 0 (zero) or subtract the amount from the negative left indent you specify. -- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "StevenM" wrote: Is there a way to move a table into the margins? Let's say we have a 13x13 pica table setting at the left margin with text wrapped around it. Would it be possible to move that table 2 picas into the left margin? I tried selecting the table and giving it a negative paragraph indent, but that just made the text inside the table disappear. I'm using Word 2007. Any help would be appreciated. Steven Craig Miller |
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Move Table Into Margins?
On the Table tab of Table Properties you can give the entire table a
negative indent. You may need to enable one of the Compatibility Options: Office Button | Word Options | Advanced | Compatibility Options | Layout Options: Allow tables to extend into margins (though I find I can add a negative indent without checking this). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "StevenM" stevencraigmiller(at)comcast(dot)net wrote in message ... Is there a way to move a table into the margins? Let's say we have a 13x13 pica table setting at the left margin with text wrapped around it. Would it be possible to move that table 2 picas into the left margin? I tried selecting the table and giving it a negative paragraph indent, but that just made the text inside the table disappear. I'm using Word 2007. Any help would be appreciated. Steven Craig Miller |
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Move Table Into Margins?
To: Suzanne S. Barnhill & Lene Fredborg,
Thanks to both of your for your help. I was looking everywhere but the right place. In retrospect, it seems obvious. I also discovered that I could just drag the left edge of my table into the margin. But I prefer using the Table Properties, since one can enter a precise number. Its a little odd that one has to set the indent first, then re-enter the Table Properties to set text wrapping. Thanks again for your help. Steven Craig Miller |
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