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Text wrapping in Word 2003 Tables
I have just realised that in Word 2003 tables, as you type text in a cell the
cell automatically resizes to fit the text rather than word wraps as you would expect. This was not the default behaviour in any previous version of Word, and is very annoying as I most often use tables for forms! I know you can go into Table Properties to turn it off but can it be turned off premanently? Thanks |
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As far as I know, the resize option must be turned off for each
individual table. :-( -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "clairej" wrote in message ... I have just realised that in Word 2003 tables, as you type text in a cell the cell automatically resizes to fit the text rather than word wraps as you would expect. This was not the default behaviour in any previous version of Word, and is very annoying as I most often use tables for forms! I know you can go into Table Properties to turn it off but can it be turned off premanently? Thanks |
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By default, Word 2003 uses the Table Grid style for formatting tables. I was
able to make the default version of that style (stored in Normal.dot) behave in the way you say you want. Try this: 1. Insert a table. 2. Select the table. 3. Right-click and choose AutoFit - Fixed Column Width. 4. Choose Format - Styles and Formatting. 5. At the right, the Table Grid style is shown at the top of the task pane. It's also shown below, under Pick formatting to apply. In the Pick formatting to applyl list, move the mouse over Table Grid so that a dropdown arrow appears at the right end of the box. Click the dropdown arrow, and choose Set as Default Table Style. 6. Choose All Documents Based on the Normal.dot template (or other template if a different one is in use). 7. Click OK. Later, if you're prompted to save changes to Normal.dot, say Yes. If you ever want to revert, repeat the process, but in step 3, choose Autofit to Contents, instead of Fixed Column Width. Hope this helps... -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "clairej" wrote in message ... I have just realised that in Word 2003 tables, as you type text in a cell the cell automatically resizes to fit the text rather than word wraps as you would expect. This was not the default behaviour in any previous version of Word, and is very annoying as I most often use tables for forms! I know you can go into Table Properties to turn it off but can it be turned off premanently? Thanks |
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This is good news.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... By default, Word 2003 uses the Table Grid style for formatting tables. I was able to make the default version of that style (stored in Normal.dot) behave in the way you say you want. Try this: 1. Insert a table. 2. Select the table. 3. Right-click and choose AutoFit - Fixed Column Width. 4. Choose Format - Styles and Formatting. 5. At the right, the Table Grid style is shown at the top of the task pane. It's also shown below, under Pick formatting to apply. In the Pick formatting to applyl list, move the mouse over Table Grid so that a dropdown arrow appears at the right end of the box. Click the dropdown arrow, and choose Set as Default Table Style. 6. Choose All Documents Based on the Normal.dot template (or other template if a different one is in use). 7. Click OK. Later, if you're prompted to save changes to Normal.dot, say Yes. If you ever want to revert, repeat the process, but in step 3, choose Autofit to Contents, instead of Fixed Column Width. Hope this helps... -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "clairej" wrote in message ... I have just realised that in Word 2003 tables, as you type text in a cell the cell automatically resizes to fit the text rather than word wraps as you would expect. This was not the default behaviour in any previous version of Word, and is very annoying as I most often use tables for forms! I know you can go into Table Properties to turn it off but can it be turned off premanently? Thanks |
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I've just tried the techniques suggested by Herb but can't get it to stick to
the Normal template. I followed all the steps but don't get prompted to save Normal.dot; when I open Normal.dot and try to edit the stlye directly it doesn't work in subsequent new docs... Any suggestions? "Stefan Blom" wrote: This is good news. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... By default, Word 2003 uses the Table Grid style for formatting tables. I was able to make the default version of that style (stored in Normal.dot) behave in the way you say you want. Try this: 1. Insert a table. 2. Select the table. 3. Right-click and choose AutoFit - Fixed Column Width. 4. Choose Format - Styles and Formatting. 5. At the right, the Table Grid style is shown at the top of the task pane. It's also shown below, under Pick formatting to apply. In the Pick formatting to applyl list, move the mouse over Table Grid so that a dropdown arrow appears at the right end of the box. Click the dropdown arrow, and choose Set as Default Table Style. 6. Choose All Documents Based on the Normal.dot template (or other template if a different one is in use). 7. Click OK. Later, if you're prompted to save changes to Normal.dot, say Yes. If you ever want to revert, repeat the process, but in step 3, choose Autofit to Contents, instead of Fixed Column Width. Hope this helps... -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "clairej" wrote in message ... I have just realised that in Word 2003 tables, as you type text in a cell the cell automatically resizes to fit the text rather than word wraps as you would expect. This was not the default behaviour in any previous version of Word, and is very annoying as I most often use tables for forms! I know you can go into Table Properties to turn it off but can it be turned off premanently? Thanks |
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Hi Claire,
In Tools=Options=Save do you have the setting to prompt for changes to Normal template turned on? If not then the changes may have been saved without the prompt. ======== "clairej" wrote in message ... I've just tried the techniques suggested by Herb but can't get it to stick to the Normal template. I followed all the steps but don't get prompted to save Normal.dot; when I open Normal.dot and try to edit the stlye directly it doesn't work in subsequent new docs... Any suggestions? -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Thanks Bob
I've tried that...the problem is that it is not saving the changes to the table style, i.e. when I then open a new document the column is moving again. V. frustrating that Microsoft have made this change I must say! "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote: Hi Claire, In Tools=Options=Save do you have the setting to prompt for changes to Normal template turned on? If not then the changes may have been saved without the prompt. ======== "clairej" wrote in message ... I've just tried the techniques suggested by Herb but can't get it to stick to the Normal template. I followed all the steps but don't get prompted to save Normal.dot; when I open Normal.dot and try to edit the stlye directly it doesn't work in subsequent new docs... Any suggestions? -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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If you have Acrobat 7 installed, see the last section of
http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "clairej" wrote in message ... Thanks Bob I've tried that...the problem is that it is not saving the changes to the table style, i.e. when I then open a new document the column is moving again. V. frustrating that Microsoft have made this change I must say! "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote: Hi Claire, In Tools=Options=Save do you have the setting to prompt for changes to Normal template turned on? If not then the changes may have been saved without the prompt. ======== "clairej" wrote in message ... I've just tried the techniques suggested by Herb but can't get it to stick to the Normal template. I followed all the steps but don't get prompted to save Normal.dot; when I open Normal.dot and try to edit the stlye directly it doesn't work in subsequent new docs... Any suggestions? -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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