Microsoft KB Archive/40980

Word: Negative Number in Minimum Row Height Is Absolute

PSS ID Number: Q40980 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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Just as a negative number in Paragraph Line Spacing sets the line height absolutely (that is, disregards subscripts, superscripts, and larger font sizes), a negative number for Minimum Row Height in the Cells dialog box (Format menu) sets the height of the selected cells to that (positive) value absolutely.

For example, if a cell is selected in the third row of a 4 x 4 table created using the Insert Table command, and “-12 pt” is typed in the Minimum Row Height box in the Cells dialog, only one line of text will display in each cell in the third row. Text can be typed beyond the first line of text in each cell, but this additional text will not be displayed or printed out.

You might want to use an absolute row height if you set up a form or survey for people to fill out on the computer using Word version 4.00. In this case, if someone types beyond the allotted space for a particular blank, the rest of the table will not be distorted.

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