Actually, it is not always true that the Table Properties dialog box
can be used to specify a common width for all the cells in a column.
But you can restore the old Cell Height and Width dialog box, which
does a better job. See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/TablePropPrbs.htm

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Richard Neville" wrote in message
ink.net...
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
...
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