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Old November 8th, 2005, 10:47 AM
Phippsy
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Default aligning cell borders

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
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Old November 8th, 2005, 08:02 PM
Richard Neville
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Default aligning cell borders

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



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Old November 9th, 2005, 09:13 AM
Stefan Blom
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Default aligning cell borders

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







  #4  
Old November 9th, 2005, 10:26 AM
Phippsy
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Default aligning cell borders

You are quite correct - the first reply was useful but I have tried that and
found the same problems as given in the second reply. The second reply
answers all - thank you so much - both of you!

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

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








  #5  
Old November 9th, 2005, 11:00 AM
Stefan Blom
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Default aligning cell borders

I'm glad I could help.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Phippsy" wrote in message
...
You are quite correct - the first reply was useful but I have tried

that and
found the same problems as given in the second reply. The second

reply
answers all - thank you so much - both of you!

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

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










 




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