Line/printing issues in tables

I am creating financial statements in Word 2007 using tables.

I am able to create a table with 4 to 5 columns and numerous rows. In the
last two columns I key numbers and dollar signs or lines. I am able to get
my numbers, lines and dollar signs to line up on my computer screen. Once I
print the financial statement, I am able to get the numbers and dollar signs
to line up but not the lines. This is an ongoing problem that I am hoping to
get cleared up soon. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

By "lines" do you mean dashes indicating no value? If so, have you tried
aligning the numbers on a decimal tab and separately centering the dashes or
other nonnumeric entries?

PamC

Janelle wrote:
I am creating financial statements in Word 2007 using tables.

I am able to create a table with 4 to 5 columns and numerous rows. In the
last two columns I key numbers and dollar signs or lines. I am able to get
my numbers, lines and dollar signs to line up on my computer screen. Once I
print the financial statement, I am able to get the numbers and dollar signs
to line up but not the lines. This is an ongoing problem that I am hoping to
get cleared up soon. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

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No the dashes indicating no value are not the issue. The line or lines in
question are the equals line or lines. It isn't easy to explain because I
have no way of showing you.



"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

By "lines" do you mean dashes indicating no value? If so, have you tried
aligning the numbers on a decimal tab and separately centering the dashes or
other nonnumeric entries?

PamC

Janelle wrote:
I am creating financial statements in Word 2007 using tables.

I am able to create a table with 4 to 5 columns and numerous rows. In the
last two columns I key numbers and dollar signs or lines. I am able to get
my numbers, lines and dollar signs to line up on my computer screen. Once I
print the financial statement, I am able to get the numbers and dollar signs
to line up but not the lines. This is an ongoing problem that I am hoping to
get cleared up soon. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

--
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The lines above totals? I usually use underlines, typing as many extra
spaces at the beginning as required to make the line as wide as the total.
In a table, you can also apply a bottom border to the cell. If you want to
get really fancy, you can apply a bottom border to the paragraph in the cell
instead, using paragraph indents to make the border the right width.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
No the dashes indicating no value are not the issue. The line or lines in
question are the equals line or lines. It isn't easy to explain because I
have no way of showing you.



"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

By "lines" do you mean dashes indicating no value? If so, have you
tried
aligning the numbers on a decimal tab and separately centering the
dashes or
other nonnumeric entries?

PamC

Janelle wrote:
I am creating financial statements in Word 2007 using tables.

I am able to create a table with 4 to 5 columns and numerous rows. In
the
last two columns I key numbers and dollar signs or lines. I am able to
get
my numbers, lines and dollar signs to line up on my computer screen.
Once I
print the financial statement, I am able to get the numbers and dollar
signs
to line up but not the lines. This is an ongoing problem that I am
hoping to
get cleared up soon. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any
suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

--
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I have tried to do what you have said but for some reason I can't get these
lines to print right. No matter what I do I can't get the lines to print
evenly. I am not Word savvy so I am wondering if there is anything else that
can be done.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The lines above totals? I usually use underlines, typing as many extra
spaces at the beginning as required to make the line as wide as the total.
In a table, you can also apply a bottom border to the cell. If you want to
get really fancy, you can apply a bottom border to the paragraph in the cell
instead, using paragraph indents to make the border the right width.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
No the dashes indicating no value are not the issue. The line or lines in
question are the equals line or lines. It isn't easy to explain because I
have no way of showing you.



"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

By "lines" do you mean dashes indicating no value? If so, have you
tried
aligning the numbers on a decimal tab and separately centering the
dashes or
other nonnumeric entries?

PamC

Janelle wrote:
I am creating financial statements in Word 2007 using tables.

I am able to create a table with 4 to 5 columns and numerous rows. In
the
last two columns I key numbers and dollar signs or lines. I am able to
get
my numbers, lines and dollar signs to line up on my computer screen.
Once I
print the financial statement, I am able to get the numbers and dollar
signs
to line up but not the lines. This is an ongoing problem that I am
hoping to
get cleared up soon. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any
suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

--
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Since you haven't really defined "evenly" or "lined up," it's hard to offer
further advice.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
I have tried to do what you have said but for some reason I can't get these
lines to print right. No matter what I do I can't get the lines to print
evenly. I am not Word savvy so I am wondering if there is anything else
that
can be done.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The lines above totals? I usually use underlines, typing as many extra
spaces at the beginning as required to make the line as wide as the
total.
In a table, you can also apply a bottom border to the cell. If you want
to
get really fancy, you can apply a bottom border to the paragraph in the
cell
instead, using paragraph indents to make the border the right width.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
No the dashes indicating no value are not the issue. The line or lines
in
question are the equals line or lines. It isn't easy to explain
because I
have no way of showing you.



"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

By "lines" do you mean dashes indicating no value? If so, have you
tried
aligning the numbers on a decimal tab and separately centering the
dashes or
other nonnumeric entries?

PamC

Janelle wrote:
I am creating financial statements in Word 2007 using tables.

I am able to create a table with 4 to 5 columns and numerous rows. In
the
last two columns I key numbers and dollar signs or lines. I am able
to
get
my numbers, lines and dollar signs to line up on my computer screen.
Once I
print the financial statement, I am able to get the numbers and
dollar
signs
to line up but not the lines. This is an ongoing problem that I am
hoping to
get cleared up soon. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any
suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

--
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http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...ables/200808/1

There are approximately 25 rows and 4 to 5 columns in my table. The last two
columns of my table contain amounts. The amounts can range from 30 to
4,598,999. I can get the amounts to line up evenly by aligning them to the
left of the cell. And I can get the dollar sign and lines above the totals
to line up evenly on my computer screen. So everything is in neat columns.
But the minute I print the table to paper the lines above the totals print in
different lengths. They do not line up evenly. The numbers and dollar signs
are fine though. Hope this helps more.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Since you haven't really defined "evenly" or "lined up," it's hard to offer
further advice.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
I have tried to do what you have said but for some reason I can't get these
lines to print right. No matter what I do I can't get the lines to print
evenly. I am not Word savvy so I am wondering if there is anything else
that
can be done.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The lines above totals? I usually use underlines, typing as many extra
spaces at the beginning as required to make the line as wide as the
total.
In a table, you can also apply a bottom border to the cell. If you want
to
get really fancy, you can apply a bottom border to the paragraph in the
cell
instead, using paragraph indents to make the border the right width.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
No the dashes indicating no value are not the issue. The line or lines
in
question are the equals line or lines. It isn't easy to explain
because I
have no way of showing you.



"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

By "lines" do you mean dashes indicating no value? If so, have you
tried
aligning the numbers on a decimal tab and separately centering the
dashes or
other nonnumeric entries?

PamC

Janelle wrote:
I am creating financial statements in Word 2007 using tables.

I am able to create a table with 4 to 5 columns and numerous rows. In
the
last two columns I key numbers and dollar signs or lines. I am able
to
get
my numbers, lines and dollar signs to line up on my computer screen.
Once I
print the financial statement, I am able to get the numbers and
dollar
signs
to line up but not the lines. This is an ongoing problem that I am
hoping to
get cleared up soon. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any
suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

--
Message posted via OfficeKB.com
http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...ables/200808/1

Why are you not right-aligning or decimal-aligning them?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
There are approximately 25 rows and 4 to 5 columns in my table. The last
two
columns of my table contain amounts. The amounts can range from 30 to
4,598,999. I can get the amounts to line up evenly by aligning them to
the
left of the cell. And I can get the dollar sign and lines above the
totals
to line up evenly on my computer screen. So everything is in neat
columns.
But the minute I print the table to paper the lines above the totals print
in
different lengths. They do not line up evenly. The numbers and dollar
signs
are fine though. Hope this helps more.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Since you haven't really defined "evenly" or "lined up," it's hard to
offer
further advice.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
I have tried to do what you have said but for some reason I can't get
these
lines to print right. No matter what I do I can't get the lines to
print
evenly. I am not Word savvy so I am wondering if there is anything
else
that
can be done.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The lines above totals? I usually use underlines, typing as many extra
spaces at the beginning as required to make the line as wide as the
total.
In a table, you can also apply a bottom border to the cell. If you
want
to
get really fancy, you can apply a bottom border to the paragraph in
the
cell
instead, using paragraph indents to make the border the right width.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
No the dashes indicating no value are not the issue. The line or
lines
in
question are the equals line or lines. It isn't easy to explain
because I
have no way of showing you.



"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

By "lines" do you mean dashes indicating no value? If so, have
you
tried
aligning the numbers on a decimal tab and separately centering the
dashes or
other nonnumeric entries?

PamC

Janelle wrote:
I am creating financial statements in Word 2007 using tables.

I am able to create a table with 4 to 5 columns and numerous rows.
In
the
last two columns I key numbers and dollar signs or lines. I am
able
to
get
my numbers, lines and dollar signs to line up on my computer
screen.
Once I
print the financial statement, I am able to get the numbers and
dollar
signs
to line up but not the lines. This is an ongoing problem that I
am
hoping to
get cleared up soon. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any
suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

--
Message posted via OfficeKB.com
http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...ables/200808/1

We don't use decimals. We use only whole numbers. And all the rows in the
last 2 columns are right aligned. I gave you the wrong information the last
time around, I am sorry.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Why are you not right-aligning or decimal-aligning them?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
There are approximately 25 rows and 4 to 5 columns in my table. The last
two
columns of my table contain amounts. The amounts can range from 30 to
4,598,999. I can get the amounts to line up evenly by aligning them to
the
left of the cell. And I can get the dollar sign and lines above the
totals
to line up evenly on my computer screen. So everything is in neat
columns.
But the minute I print the table to paper the lines above the totals print
in
different lengths. They do not line up evenly. The numbers and dollar
signs
are fine though. Hope this helps more.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Since you haven't really defined "evenly" or "lined up," it's hard to
offer
further advice.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
I have tried to do what you have said but for some reason I can't get
these
lines to print right. No matter what I do I can't get the lines to
print
evenly. I am not Word savvy so I am wondering if there is anything
else
that
can be done.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The lines above totals? I usually use underlines, typing as many extra
spaces at the beginning as required to make the line as wide as the
total.
In a table, you can also apply a bottom border to the cell. If you
want
to
get really fancy, you can apply a bottom border to the paragraph in
the
cell
instead, using paragraph indents to make the border the right width.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
No the dashes indicating no value are not the issue. The line or
lines
in
question are the equals line or lines. It isn't easy to explain
because I
have no way of showing you.



"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

By "lines" do you mean dashes indicating no value? If so, have
you
tried
aligning the numbers on a decimal tab and separately centering the
dashes or
other nonnumeric entries?

PamC

Janelle wrote:
I am creating financial statements in Word 2007 using tables.

I am able to create a table with 4 to 5 columns and numerous rows.
In
the
last two columns I key numbers and dollar signs or lines. I am
able
to
get
my numbers, lines and dollar signs to line up on my computer
screen.
Once I
print the financial statement, I am able to get the numbers and
dollar
signs
to line up but not the lines. This is an ongoing problem that I
am
hoping to
get cleared up soon. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any
suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

--
Message posted via OfficeKB.com
http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...ables/200808/1

You don't have to have a decimal point to decimal-align figures. The beauty
of decimal alignment is that it aligns figures on the first non-numeric
character (other than the thousands separator) after a series of numbers,
which means that if you have some numbers in parentheses or some with a note
reference mark following, they will still align perfectly. And in tables you
don't even need a tab character for decimal alignment.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
We don't use decimals. We use only whole numbers. And all the rows in
the
last 2 columns are right aligned. I gave you the wrong information the
last
time around, I am sorry.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Why are you not right-aligning or decimal-aligning them?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
There are approximately 25 rows and 4 to 5 columns in my table. The
last
two
columns of my table contain amounts. The amounts can range from 30 to
4,598,999. I can get the amounts to line up evenly by aligning them to
the
left of the cell. And I can get the dollar sign and lines above the
totals
to line up evenly on my computer screen. So everything is in neat
columns.
But the minute I print the table to paper the lines above the totals
print
in
different lengths. They do not line up evenly. The numbers and dollar
signs
are fine though. Hope this helps more.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Since you haven't really defined "evenly" or "lined up," it's hard to
offer
further advice.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
I have tried to do what you have said but for some reason I can't get
these
lines to print right. No matter what I do I can't get the lines to
print
evenly. I am not Word savvy so I am wondering if there is anything
else
that
can be done.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The lines above totals? I usually use underlines, typing as many
extra
spaces at the beginning as required to make the line as wide as the
total.
In a table, you can also apply a bottom border to the cell. If you
want
to
get really fancy, you can apply a bottom border to the paragraph in
the
cell
instead, using paragraph indents to make the border the right
width.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Janelle" wrote in message
...
No the dashes indicating no value are not the issue. The line or
lines
in
question are the equals line or lines. It isn't easy to explain
because I
have no way of showing you.



"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

By "lines" do you mean dashes indicating no value? If so, have
you
tried
aligning the numbers on a decimal tab and separately centering
the
dashes or
other nonnumeric entries?

PamC

Janelle wrote:
I am creating financial statements in Word 2007 using tables.

I am able to create a table with 4 to 5 columns and numerous
rows.
In
the
last two columns I key numbers and dollar signs or lines. I am
able
to
get
my numbers, lines and dollar signs to line up on my computer
screen.
Once I
print the financial statement, I am able to get the numbers and
dollar
signs
to line up but not the lines. This is an ongoing problem that
I
am
hoping to
get cleared up soon. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any
suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

--
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