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Can't draw lines in simple table
Using Word 2003, I created a text box in a doc then inserted a table inside
the box. The text box is about 19cm square and the table approx 18cm square. For some reason I'm having trouble drawing vertical lines in the table. I've been able to do it once or twice, but most of the time, after selecting 'TableDraw Table', and attempting to drag\draw a line, the point of the pencil tool has a small box at its tip, almost like a crop tool in a photo editor. If I click and drag it, it forms a box, instead of drawing a line. The Erase tool is also flaky and intermittent. Anyone know what's going on here? :-( |
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Can't draw lines in simple table
"scribulations" wrote: Using Word 2003, I created a text box in a doc then inserted a table inside the box. The text box is about 19cm square and the table approx 18cm square. For some reason I'm having trouble drawing vertical lines in the table. I've been able to do it once or twice, but most of the time, after selecting 'TableDraw Table', and attempting to drag\draw a line, the point of the pencil tool has a small box at its tip, almost like a crop tool in a photo editor. If I click and drag it, it forms a box, instead of drawing a line. The Erase tool is also flaky and intermittent. Anyone know what's going on here? :-( OK - sorted it myself. Thanks anyway. |
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Can't draw lines in simple table
FWIW, I would avoid Draw Table as much as possible: the worst messes I've
ever seen have been constructed this way. Instead, merge and split cells using the shortcut (or Table) menu and apply borders as needed using the Format | Borders and Shading dialog (or the Borders toolbar palette). -- 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. "scribulations" wrote in message news "scribulations" wrote: Using Word 2003, I created a text box in a doc then inserted a table inside the box. The text box is about 19cm square and the table approx 18cm square. For some reason I'm having trouble drawing vertical lines in the table. I've been able to do it once or twice, but most of the time, after selecting 'TableDraw Table', and attempting to drag\draw a line, the point of the pencil tool has a small box at its tip, almost like a crop tool in a photo editor. If I click and drag it, it forms a box, instead of drawing a line. The Erase tool is also flaky and intermittent. Anyone know what's going on here? :-( OK - sorted it myself. Thanks anyway. |
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