Tables "Jump" in Word

Hi all-

This has been happening for a couple of years now and I am tiring of the eye
strain: I use tables in Word 2003 a lot and in most of those tables,
whenever I am entering text or numbers, the table jumps with each keystroke.
It looks like, for a brief moment, the table rows' height shrinks, then pops
back to normal size. Any idea how to fix this? I know it sounds petty, but
try entering pages of data this way!

Thanks all,

Travis

"Travis G" wrote:

Hi all-

This has been happening for a couple of years now and I am tiring of the eye
strain: I use tables in Word 2003 a lot and in most of those tables,
whenever I am entering text or numbers, the table jumps with each keystroke.
It looks like, for a brief moment, the table rows' height shrinks, then pops
back to normal size. Any idea how to fix this? I know it sounds petty, but
try entering pages of data this way!

In Table Properties "Table" tab "Options..." button
did you deactivate "Automatically resize to fit contents"?

Well, it's not that I deactivated it, but yes, it does appear to be
unchecked. I'll give that a shot!

Thanks,

Travis

"Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote:

"Travis G" wrote:

Hi all-

This has been happening for a couple of years now and I am tiring of the eye
strain: I use tables in Word 2003 a lot and in most of those tables,
whenever I am entering text or numbers, the table jumps with each keystroke.
It looks like, for a brief moment, the table rows' height shrinks, then pops
back to normal size. Any idea how to fix this? I know it sounds petty, but
try entering pages of data this way!

In Table Properties "Table" tab "Options..." button
did you deactivate "Automatically resize to fit contents"?

I sometimes see this jumping when I am editing a table and have the
"WhiteSpace" hidden. You do not describe this but when I have WhiteSpace
showing my tables do not jump.
See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm for further help with
this.
Hope this helps
DeanH

"Travis G" wrote:

Well, it's not that I deactivated it, but yes, it does appear to be
unchecked. I'll give that a shot!

Thanks,

Travis

"Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote:

"Travis G" wrote:

Hi all-

This has been happening for a couple of years now and I am tiring of the eye
strain: I use tables in Word 2003 a lot and in most of those tables,
whenever I am entering text or numbers, the table jumps with each keystroke.
It looks like, for a brief moment, the table rows' height shrinks, then pops
back to normal size. Any idea how to fix this? I know it sounds petty, but
try entering pages of data this way!

In Table Properties "Table" tab "Options..." button
did you deactivate "Automatically resize to fit contents"?