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table does not move as text changes in word
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 |
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Answer: table does not move as text changes in word
It sounds like you are experiencing issues with the table's positioning in your Word document. Fortunately, there are a few things you can try to fix this issue.
I hope these solutions help you fix the issue with your table's positioning in Word. Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns!
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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 |
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table does not move as text changes in word
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 |
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table does not move as text changes in word
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 |
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table does not move as text changes in word
Yes, beginning in Word 2000, tables can be "wrapped." If you open a Word
2000-2003 document with a wrapped table in an earlier version, it will be in a frame, and wrapped tables do behave largely like frames. In Word 2000, wrapped tables can't break across pages, but in Word 2002 and 2003 they can break (there's a Compatibility Option governing this), so it can be hard to see (without going to the Table Properties) that the table is wrapped. Where the problem arises is that if you move the table, either by intentionally dragging it to another location or by inadvertently nudging the table handle, it becomes wrapped, and most people don't realize this. This can definitely be a problem in a document where the ability to break across pages is disabled, so the wrapped table just extends off the bottom of the page! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "gr8auntieokie" wrote in message ... 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 |
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table does not move as text changes in word
Even tho' our firm switched to Word 2000 in Aug '01, I guess I've never
encountered the "wrapped" table phenomenon... and now I'm glad I didn't!! Anyway, now I know, so thanks for the detailed explanation. That helps a lot. ~:-) -- Cyndie Browning Software Support Specialist GableGotwals Tulsa, OK "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Yes, beginning in Word 2000, tables can be "wrapped." If you open a Word 2000-2003 document with a wrapped table in an earlier version, it will be in a frame, and wrapped tables do behave largely like frames. In Word 2000, wrapped tables can't break across pages, but in Word 2002 and 2003 they can break (there's a Compatibility Option governing this), so it can be hard to see (without going to the Table Properties) that the table is wrapped. Where the problem arises is that if you move the table, either by intentionally dragging it to another location or by inadvertently nudging the table handle, it becomes wrapped, and most people don't realize this. This can definitely be a problem in a document where the ability to break across pages is disabled, so the wrapped table just extends off the bottom of the page! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "gr8auntieokie" wrote in message ... 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 |
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You're quite welcome.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "gr8auntieokie" wrote in message ... Even tho' our firm switched to Word 2000 in Aug '01, I guess I've never encountered the "wrapped" table phenomenon... and now I'm glad I didn't!! Anyway, now I know, so thanks for the detailed explanation. That helps a lot. ~:-) -- Cyndie Browning Software Support Specialist GableGotwals Tulsa, OK "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Yes, beginning in Word 2000, tables can be "wrapped." If you open a Word 2000-2003 document with a wrapped table in an earlier version, it will be in a frame, and wrapped tables do behave largely like frames. In Word 2000, wrapped tables can't break across pages, but in Word 2002 and 2003 they can break (there's a Compatibility Option governing this), so it can be hard to see (without going to the Table Properties) that the table is wrapped. Where the problem arises is that if you move the table, either by intentionally dragging it to another location or by inadvertently nudging the table handle, it becomes wrapped, and most people don't realize this. This can definitely be a problem in a document where the ability to break across pages is disabled, so the wrapped table just extends off the bottom of the page! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "gr8auntieokie" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Thank you for the help. I didn't know that a table could be wrapped. I have
adjusted the properties and everything is fine. Thanks again Sean "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Yes, beginning in Word 2000, tables can be "wrapped." If you open a Word 2000-2003 document with a wrapped table in an earlier version, it will be in a frame, and wrapped tables do behave largely like frames. In Word 2000, wrapped tables can't break across pages, but in Word 2002 and 2003 they can break (there's a Compatibility Option governing this), so it can be hard to see (without going to the Table Properties) that the table is wrapped. Where the problem arises is that if you move the table, either by intentionally dragging it to another location or by inadvertently nudging the table handle, it becomes wrapped, and most people don't realize this. This can definitely be a problem in a document where the ability to break across pages is disabled, so the wrapped table just extends off the bottom of the page! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "gr8auntieokie" wrote in message ... 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 |
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This still works and helped me solve both a text wrapping issue with my table and a different problem involving a TOC.
I had a TOC that was in the wrong order no matter what I did because it was reading my table (which contains a TOC item)as first on the page, no matter where I placed it after the text. So even thought he page was set up like this: ----------------------- 1. Text [1.1 Table Text ][Table Text] ----------------------------- it was coming out in my TOC as: ------------------------------- 1.1 Table Text ........3 1 Text ...................3 ------------------- Quote:
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