WD97: Width of Pasted Table Cell Changes to Width of Column One (169876)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q169876 SYMPTOMS
When you copy and paste a table cell into another part of your document or
into a new document, the cell width changes to the width of the first
column of the original table.
WORKAROUND
To change the width of the pasted cell back to the original width, follow
these steps:
- In the original table, click to place the insertion point in the copied
cell.
- On the Table menu, click "Cell Height and Width," and then click the
Column tab.
- Make a note of the measurement in the "Width of column <x>" box, and
then click Cancel.
- Click to place the insertion point in the pasted cell.
- On the Table menu, click "Cell Height and Width," and then click the
Column tab.
- In the "Width of column 1" box, type in the width of the column from
step 3, and then click OK.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/14/2000 |
|---|
| Keywords: | kbbug kbtable kbusage KB169876 |
|---|
|