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"Hokum" wrote in message
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:I opened a document by a coleague recently. Three rows in a table were
: permanently set to red and underlined in the cells, which I couldn't
change
: the format for. Along the left hand side of the table, was a gray
vertical
: line by the three rows that I couldn't reformat. What does it mean and
how
: do you change this? Appreciate any help!