WD97: Drag-and-Drop Editing Won't Swap Positions of 2 Table Rows (195368)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q195368 SYMPTOMS
When you drag a row to the row beneath it, the contents of the rows remain
unchanged.
NOTE: If you select all the cells in a row but do not select the final
cell mark (visible if you click the Show All button on the toolbar),
dragging these cells to another row deletes the text of the second row.
For example, if you select row 1 and drag it to row 2, the table stays the
same.
Before dragging row 1 to row 2 After dragging row 1 to row 2
(no difference)
------- -------
| row 1 | -- | row 1 |
------- | -------
| row 2 | <-- | row 2 |
------- -------
| row 3 | | row 3 |
------- -------
However, if you select row 1 and drag it to row 3, the table now looks
like
this:
Before dragging row 1 to row 2 After dragging row 1 to row 3
(first two rows swap places)
------- -------
| row 1 | -- | row 2 | <--
------- | ------- |
| row 2 | | | row 1 | <--
------- | -------
| row 3 | <-- | row 3 |
------- -------
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.
Method 1
Place the insertion point in the first row, and press ALT+SHIFT+DOWN
ARROW.
It is not necessary to select the row before doing this.
Method 2
Select the lower row and drag it up to the first row.
Example:
Before dragging row 2 to row 1 After dragging row 2 to row 1
(rows 2 and 1 trade places)
------- -------
| row 1 | <-- | row 2 | <--
------- | ------- |
| row 2 | -- | row 1 | <--
------- -------
| row 3 | | row 3 |
------- -------
MORE INFORMATION
To select the entire row of a table, move the mouse pointer to the left of
the table and click once. Or click a cell in the table and then click
Select Row on the Table menu.
This same problem occurs within unmarked, bulleted, or numbered lists.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/14/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbtable kbualink97 KB195368 |
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