[gr8auntieokie]

Suzanne, I'm not sure I understand you.... can a table "float" if it's _not_
in a textbox??

Cyndie Browning
Software Support Specialist
GableGotwals
Tulsa, OK


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If text is already wrapping around the table (as it appears) then the table
is already "floating" or wrapped. It may be that the OP wants the table to
be inline (in which case, the setting needs to be changed on the Table tab
of Table Properties). It is all too easy to inadvertently nudge the table
handle, with the result that the table become wrapped.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"gr8auntieokie" wrote in message
...
If your table isn't running from margin to margin, I might suggest that
you
insert a textbox in a paragraph of your document where you want to the
table
to appear, then insert the table(s) you need inside the textbox. Then you
can
wrap the text of your document around the textbox by formatting the
textbox
(rather than the table) to ride in-line with the text or to sit in front
of
or behind the document text, according to however you want it.

Cyndie Browning
Software Support Specialist
GableGotwals
Tulsa, OK


"seanvan" wrote:

I need to include tables in a word document. I create my table within the
body of the document (I have also copied tables in from other documents).
When I add one or more new lines of text prior to the table the table
will
move into the middle of the next line of text instead of miving all text
below the table. If the table is left justified the trailing text ends up
to
the right of the table, if centered the line of text gets split on either
side. This also happens when I delete lines below the table. The only
solution that I've found so far is to extend the column widths so that
the
table goes from one margin to the next. This is a problem if there are
only 2
or 3 columns and each one contains 4 or 5 characters. I have tried going
to
the table properties/positioning and selecting move with text and
unselecting
the overlap option. This helps with the text if its added prior to the
table
but not if its deleted after the table. This occurs in Word 2007 and
97/2003
documents