WD2000: Table Row Height Is Drastically Different Between Word and Browsers (209858)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q209858

SYMPTOMS

When you view a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document containing tables in Microsoft Word 2000 and then in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.0, the row heights as displayed in the browsers are drastically different than in Word.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Manually Reduce the Row Height

  1. In Internet Explorer, open the HTML document.
  2. On the View menu, click Source.
  3. Reduce the row height and save the file. For example, change the line that appears similar to this 
       <td rowspan=6 height=600>January</td>
    to the following: 
       <td rowspan=6 height=100>January</td>

Method 2: Overwrite the Existing HTML File

  1. Open the HTML file in Microsoft Word.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. In the Save As dialog box, click Word Document in the Save as type list.
  4. Click Save.
  5. On the File menu, click Save As.
  6. In the Save As dialog box, click Web Page in the Save as type list.
  7. Click Save and overwrite the existing .html file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/6/2000
Keywords:kbbug KB209858
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