I'm still having the same problem with the gridlines moving. I tried again
from scratch, doing the following:

1. Insert Table
2. In the "fixed column width" box I'm typing 2.5 inches.
3. Click OK

Now here is an example of the problem. I type the word "INFORMATION" in the
first box of the first column. It pushes the gridline to the right, making
the other two columns smaller. I don't want it to do that.

When I hit the right edge of the cell, what I want it to do is one of the
following:
1. Prevent me from continuing.
2. Word wrap.
3. Disappear (the way it would if I had typed it into a text box)
4. Resize the font to fit the box.
5. Pretty much anything that would not disturb the grid.

Are text boxes my only option for this?



"Adam L Reisman" wrote in message
news:ZQ3Bc.1792$DQ4.13@fed1read05...
Thank you. I am using Word 2002, but the option "automatically resize to
fit contents" is already unchecked.

Any other ideas? I thought of just drawing text boxes, and not even using
tables, but that seems to clog my printer memory.

-- Adam


"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
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Select the table and turn off "automatically resize to fit contents".
In Word 2002, this option is in Table | Table Properties | Options.


Adam L Reisman wrote:

I have a large document with large cells (12 cells per page). I'm
trying to
make flashcards. I want to type different amounts of text in each
cell
with
different font sizes and styles. I'm finding that the grid lines
sometimes
move as I type, changing the size of the cells.

I want the cells to stay fixed size. How can I do that?

Thanks :-)

--Adam