WD2000: HTML Table Caption Aligned Left/Right Changes to Center Alignment (224616)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q224616

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Web page that contains a table with a caption that is either left-aligned or right-aligned, the table caption is converted to center alignment.

WORKAROUND

After you open the Web page in Microsoft Word, change the alignment of the table caption to either left-aligned or right-aligned using the following steps:
  1. Select the table caption.
  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph.
  3. On the Indents and Spacing tab, change the Alignment box to either Left or Right and then click OK.
  4. On the File menu, click Save.
When you reopen your Web page in Word or view your Web page in a Web browser, the table caption appears as either left-aligned or right-aligned, as you specified.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about tables and captions in HTML, open your Web page and click HTML Source on the View menu. In Microsoft Development Environment, click Search on the Help menu, type "table caption" in the Type in the word(s) to search for box, and click List Topics. Select the topic that you want, and then click Display to view the topic.

For more detailed information about tables and captions in HTML, please refer to one of the following Web addresses:

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

http://www.w3.org/

MSDN Online

http://msdn.microsoft.com

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/28/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbnofix KB224616
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