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Border around a table
Using Word 2000. I have a table with 4 rows and 4 columns that is a
fill-in-the-blank use. Columns 1 and 3 have my text in them with no borders. Columns 2 and 4 are blank cells with only the bottom border of each cell visible. The user will type in there. Now I want to border the entire table to set it off from the rest of the document. When I choose Format--Shading and Borders and set it to "table," I lose my interior lines. When I choose "paragraph," I get the border around each cell in the table. I can't seem to border the entire table with double lines and still maintain the single border at the bottom of each cell in columns 2 and 4 for my user to type on. Help!! |
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Try a different tack:
1. Display the Tables and Borders toolbar. 2. Select the line type and weight you want to use. This may activate the pencil mouse pointer; if so, click the Draw Table button to turn it off. 3. Select the entire table (in Word 2000 or above, you can do this by clicking on the table handle). 4. Click the arrow beside the border button to display the border palette and select Outer Border. -- 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. "BK" wrote in message ... Using Word 2000. I have a table with 4 rows and 4 columns that is a fill-in-the-blank use. Columns 1 and 3 have my text in them with no borders. Columns 2 and 4 are blank cells with only the bottom border of each cell visible. The user will type in there. Now I want to border the entire table to set it off from the rest of the document. When I choose Format--Shading and Borders and set it to "table," I lose my interior lines. When I choose "paragraph," I get the border around each cell in the table. I can't seem to border the entire table with double lines and still maintain the single border at the bottom of each cell in columns 2 and 4 for my user to type on. Help!! |
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Suzanne
You certainly have helped. With a little bit of fidgeting around, I am able to keep the single line at the bottom of the cells in Columns 2 and 4 and have a double line border around the outside of the table. Thanks so much. Wonder why this wouldn't work through the Format - Border and Shading drop down menu? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Try a different tack: 1. Display the Tables and Borders toolbar. 2. Select the line type and weight you want to use. This may activate the pencil mouse pointer; if so, click the Draw Table button to turn it off. 3. Select the entire table (in Word 2000 or above, you can do this by clicking on the table handle). 4. Click the arrow beside the border button to display the border palette and select Outer Border. -- 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. "BK" wrote in message ... Using Word 2000. I have a table with 4 rows and 4 columns that is a fill-in-the-blank use. Columns 1 and 3 have my text in them with no borders. Columns 2 and 4 are blank cells with only the bottom border of each cell visible. The user will type in there. Now I want to border the entire table to set it off from the rest of the document. When I choose Format--Shading and Borders and set it to "table," I lose my interior lines. When I choose "paragraph," I get the border around each cell in the table. I can't seem to border the entire table with double lines and still maintain the single border at the bottom of each cell in columns 2 and 4 for my user to type on. Help!! |
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It's annoying that it doesn't; in fact, I can't find any satisfactory way to
do this through the Borders and Shading dialog directly. You can use the Borders button on the Formatting toolbar once you've selected your line type and weight, though. Select the top row and apply a top border, bottom row and apply a bottom border, left column left border, right column right border. But that's pretty inefficient compared to using the Tables and Borders toolbar (especially if you happen to have it displayed already. -- 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. "BK" wrote in message ... Suzanne You certainly have helped. With a little bit of fidgeting around, I am able to keep the single line at the bottom of the cells in Columns 2 and 4 and have a double line border around the outside of the table. Thanks so much. Wonder why this wouldn't work through the Format - Border and Shading drop down menu? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Try a different tack: 1. Display the Tables and Borders toolbar. 2. Select the line type and weight you want to use. This may activate the pencil mouse pointer; if so, click the Draw Table button to turn it off. 3. Select the entire table (in Word 2000 or above, you can do this by clicking on the table handle). 4. Click the arrow beside the border button to display the border palette and select Outer Border. -- 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. "BK" wrote in message ... Using Word 2000. I have a table with 4 rows and 4 columns that is a fill-in-the-blank use. Columns 1 and 3 have my text in them with no borders. Columns 2 and 4 are blank cells with only the bottom border of each cell visible. The user will type in there. Now I want to border the entire table to set it off from the rest of the document. When I choose Format--Shading and Borders and set it to "table," I lose my interior lines. When I choose "paragraph," I get the border around each cell in the table. I can't seem to border the entire table with double lines and still maintain the single border at the bottom of each cell in columns 2 and 4 for my user to type on. Help!! |
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