atw: Re: Quirky tables -- tip

Nice one Terry - I didn't know that; and it will be very useful!

In my tables if it is a new table using MS default, it keeps to 
the confines of the page width (within margins), but my custom 
tables it doesn't.
thanks
Suzy


On Thu Jul 09 02:45:49 CDT 2009, Terrence Dowling 
<Terrence.Dowling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I can't remember how many times I've inserted new columns within 
> a table
> then had to Shift drag column borders to bring the rightmost 
> column back
> onto the page. Always a pain when the rightmost column is the 
> widest and
> that's the width of the new column -- as seems to be usual for 
> me. (I
> know you can also find the off-page column markers more easily in 
> Normal
> view.)
> 
> Today I've discovered that, for all of the table formats I've 
> tried (I
> don't 'do' floating/wrap around tables) if you reduce the overall 
> width
> of the table by just a couple of mm, before you insert the new 
> column,
> Word will rescale all columns so that they still fit within the 
> text
> boundary. The big proviso here is **no merged cells** which just 
> lead to a big
> mess.
> 
> Cheers,
> Terry
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