[spartan76_98]

I create a table and change the formatting of the first row--header row--and
sometimes the formatting takes, other times it splits into two tables. If I
remove the paragraph mark from between the two tables, the columns don't
align. This is very frustrating.

[Stefan Blom]

What formatting changes, exactly, are you making when the table splits?

Note that merging two split tables can sometimes be tricky. But note that
you can hold Alt (to override the grid settings) and then carefully drag the
column borders so that they "match."

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"spartan76_98" wrote in message
...
I create a table and change the formatting of the first row--header
row--and
sometimes the formatting takes, other times it splits into two tables. If
I
remove the paragraph mark from between the two tables, the columns don't
align. This is very frustrating.

[spartan76_98]

I change "normal" formatting in the first row to a "headline"
format--different color, bold. When I make the change in the style toolbox,
it splits the "headline row" into a separate table, usually below the
original table.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

What formatting changes, exactly, are you making when the table splits?

Note that merging two split tables can sometimes be tricky. But note that
you can hold Alt (to override the grid settings) and then carefully drag the
column borders so that they "match."

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"spartan76_98" wrote in message
...
I create a table and change the formatting of the first row--header
row--and
sometimes the formatting takes, other times it splits into two tables. If
I
remove the paragraph mark from between the two tables, the columns don't
align. This is very frustrating.

[Stefan Blom]

I've never seen anything like this. If this is with a particular document,
or with documents created from a particular template, the document
(template) might be corrupt. See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/corruptdoc.htm.

If you want me to take a look at the document, you can send it to
.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"spartan76_98" wrote in message
...
I change "normal" formatting in the first row to a "headline"
format--different color, bold. When I make the change in the style
toolbox,
it splits the "headline row" into a separate table, usually below the
original table.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

What formatting changes, exactly, are you making when the table splits?

Note that merging two split tables can sometimes be tricky. But note that
you can hold Alt (to override the grid settings) and then carefully drag
the
column borders so that they "match."

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"spartan76_98" wrote in message
...
I create a table and change the formatting of the first row--header
row--and
sometimes the formatting takes, other times it splits into two tables.
If
I
remove the paragraph mark from between the two tables, the columns
don't
align. This is very frustrating.

[Stefan Blom]

As a follow-up, I'd like to mention that I received a copy of the problem
document from the OP, and the source of trouble is likely to be a paragraph
style inadvertently modified to include frame formatting. Clearing the frame
formatting from the style in question should resolve the issue.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
I've never seen anything like this. If this is with a particular document,
or with documents created from a particular template, the document
(template) might be corrupt. See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/corruptdoc.htm.

[...]
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"spartan76_98" wrote in message
...
I change "normal" formatting in the first row to a "headline"
format--different color, bold. When I make the change in the style
toolbox,
it splits the "headline row" into a separate table, usually below the
original table.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

What formatting changes, exactly, are you making when the table splits?

Note that merging two split tables can sometimes be tricky. But note
that
you can hold Alt (to override the grid settings) and then carefully drag
the
column borders so that they "match."

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"spartan76_98" wrote in message
...
I create a table and change the formatting of the first row--header
row--and
sometimes the formatting takes, other times it splits into two tables.
If
I
remove the paragraph mark from between the two tables, the columns
don't
align. This is very frustrating.