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Adjusting cells in tables by any increment
I've recently been upgraded at work to Office 2007. In the previous version,
I was able to adjust cell (or column/row) borders by any increment in Tables by holding down the Alt key while moving the line. That no longer works in Office (Word) 2007. Does anyone know if this is still an option and how to do it? |
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Adjusting cells in tables by any increment
That feature is still working for me in W2007. Is your problem that the
arrows and measurements don't appear in the ruler when hold down alt and click a border? Or that you click and move but it doesn't stay? PamC Admin Specialist wrote: I've recently been upgraded at work to Office 2007. In the previous version, I was able to adjust cell (or column/row) borders by any increment in Tables by holding down the Alt key while moving the line. That no longer works in Office (Word) 2007. Does anyone know if this is still an option and how to do it? -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Adjusting cells in tables by any increment
Actually, it is working with tables, so I mis-spoke, but it used to work with
text boxes and drawing boxes and it's not working with those. I have a document with a picture with a border, then a text box below it on the page with the same border and I can't, for the life of me, get the left and right edges of both to line up. "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: That feature is still working for me in W2007. Is your problem that the arrows and measurements don't appear in the ruler when hold down alt and click a border? Or that you click and move but it doesn't stay? PamC Admin Specialist wrote: I've recently been upgraded at work to Office 2007. In the previous version, I was able to adjust cell (or column/row) borders by any increment in Tables by holding down the Alt key while moving the line. That no longer works in Office (Word) 2007. Does anyone know if this is still an option and how to do it? -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Adjusting cells in tables by any increment
Word 2007 has two graphics engines. Do both the graphic and the textbox have blue sizing handles (old graphic engine object) or does one have white pearl sizing handles (new engine graphic object). If mismatched you'll usually get a 'clunk' sound if you hold the shift key and try to select both to use the Alignment tools. Try dragging without using the alt key. While still unmatched object types, so not using the alignment tools, I can use the the sizing handles to adjust in 1/100th of an inch increment (if I'm really, really careful g) or select the picture and use Picture Tools=Format=Size. Check in Page Layout=Arrange=Align (top right icon in the Arrange group, and from the drop down menu choose Grid Settings to see if the 'snap' settings are turned on. The alt key toggles the snapping. (i.e. if they're off and use alt key and drag you'll get the snap behavior). If you use Office Button[File]=Save As and save under a new name as a Word 97-2003 document do you get the old behavior back (converts both objects to the older graphic engine behaviors, using Office Button=Convert after that restores the 2007 behaviors. ============== "Admin Specialist" wrote in message ... Actually, it is working with tables, so I mis-spoke, but it used to work with text boxes and drawing boxes and it's not working with those. I have a document with a picture with a border, then a text box below it on the page with the same border and I can't, for the life of me, get the left and right edges of both to line up. -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Adjusting cells in tables by any increment
"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote: Word 2007 has two graphics engines. Do both the graphic and the textbox have blue sizing handles (old graphic engine object) YES, but the weird thing is, that the picture with the border (same size borders on both picture and text box) handles seem to show on the inside of the border (the edges of the picture), but the handles on the text box with the border seem to show on the outside of the border. or does one have white pearl sizing handles (new engine graphic object). If mismatched you'll usually get a 'clunk' sound if you hold the shift key and try to select both to use the Alignment tools. Try dragging without using the alt key. While still unmatched object types, so not using the alignment tools, I can use the the sizing handles to adjust in 1/100th of an inch increment (if I'm really, really careful g) or select the picture and use Picture Tools=Format=Size. Still can't get them lined up perfectly Check in Page Layout=Arrange=Align (top right icon in the Arrange group, and from the drop down menu choose Grid Settings to see if the 'snap' settings are turned on. The alt key toggles the snapping. (i.e. if they're off and use alt key and drag you'll get the snap behavior). If you use Office Button[File]=Save As and save under a new name as a Word 97-2003 document do you get the old behavior back (converts both objects to the older graphic engine behaviors, using Office Button=Convert after that restores the 2007 behaviors. We are saving everything as 97-2003 because most of the rest of the employees have to been upgraded yet. I could send you a document example if you like. ============== "Admin Specialist" wrote in message ... Actually, it is working with tables, so I mis-spoke, but it used to work with text boxes and drawing boxes and it's not working with those. I have a document with a picture with a border, then a text box below it on the page with the same border and I can't, for the life of me, get the left and right edges of both to line up. -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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