WD2002: Left-Aligned or Right-Aligned HTML Table Caption Changes to Center Alignment (273954)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2002

This article was previously published under Q273954
For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 224616.

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Web page that contains a table with a caption attribute 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 by following these steps:
  1. Select the table caption.
  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph.
  3. Click 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, browse to the following Web sites:

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/27/2001
Keywords:kbbug KB273954