[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Not satisfactory for a table with borders, which is what's under discussion.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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Change the Cell margins. Table ToolsLayoutPropertiesOptions.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Greg" wrote in message
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Greg wrote:
Whenever I insert a new table, its width extends beyond the edge of the
column -- apparently lining up the text edges in the cells with the
column edge, not the actual table width.

Is there some way to change this default? I can move the table borders
so they line up with the column edges, but I'd rather not do so every
dang time.

Running Word 07 under Vista.


I guess nobody knows a solution.

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Greg