WD: Centered Table Becomes Uncentered When Adjusted from Left (124783)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
This article was previously published under Q124783 SYMPTOMS
Horizontally centered tables become uncentered when you adjust the width of
the left column by dragging the left edge of the column.
WORKAROUND
Use one of the methods below to recenter the table correctly.
Method 1
After table had been adjusted, change the Indent From Left measurement to
0 (zero) or whatever left indent amount is preferred by doing the
following:
- On the Table menu, click Cell Height and Width.
- Select the Row tab.
- In the Indent From Left box, type 0 (zero) or your preferred amount.
- Clcik OK.
Method 2
Rather than dragging the left column to resize it, change the column width
in the Column dialog box by doing the following:
- On the Table menu, click Cell Height and Width.
- Select the Column tab.
- Type in the Width of the Column.
- Click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition.
MORE INFORMATION
If you adjust a horizontally centered table from the left side of the left
column, the table becomes uncentered. The amount the column was adjusted is
now the Indent From Left setting in the Row dialog box. Adjustment from the
right side of the column(s) works properly. (To locate the Row dialog box,
choose Cell Height And Width from the Table menu, and select the Row tab.)
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbhowto kbtable KB124783 |
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