WD98: Bottom Borders of Merged Table Cells Do Not Print (181019)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q181019

SYMPTOMS

When you merge cells vertically, if the cells contain a left and right horizontal border in the last row of a table, the bottom part of the left and right horizontal border will not be printed, even though it shows up correctly in print preview.

NOTE: This behavior occurs only when the merged cells span more than one page.

CAUSE

When you vertically merge cells with a left and right horizontal border, the bottom part of the left and right horizontal border is not "pushed down" so that the border applies to the bottom of the new cells.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, after merging the cells, follow these steps to remove and reapply the border settings:
  1. Select the merged cells.
  2. On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading.
  3. Click the Borders tab.
  4. Under Setting, click to select None.
  5. Make sure the Apply To area is set to Cell.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Make sure that the cell is still selected.
  8. On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading.
  9. Click the Borders tab.
  10. Under Setting, click the settings that you want to use for the border.
  11. Click OK.

STATUS

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

REFERENCES

For additional information about merging table cells, please click the article number(s) below to view the article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179712 WD98: What's New in Word 98 Macintosh Edition

For more information about merging table cells, click Contents And Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in Word Help, type the following text

tables, splitting and merging

and then click Show Topics. Select the " Merge cells into one cell in a table " topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem only occurs if the height of the cells is relatively small.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/4/2002
Keywords:kbbug kbtable KB181019
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