Instead of trying to set widths manually, try using the Table Properties
menu. Select the column width or row height tabs. You can do this for an
entire column by holding down Alt, then clicking on any cell in the row.

"Phippsy" wrote in message
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If for example cells have been merged and/or split and subsequently need
to
be split again - sometimes the cell border does not line up with the cell
border immediately above or below. The only way I have found to do this is
to:
1. go into a larger view and use the Alt key but this can still not be
100%
accurate.
2. Distribute the columns evenly but then you may have to alter the widths
back again because they may not need to be the same width but at least you
get the cell border for each row together.
Any better suggestions?
Thanks