Microsoft KB Archive/64275

Word: Cells Imported from Excel May Wrap Differently

PSS ID Number: Q64275 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

Text that appears to fall within a cell boundary in Microsoft Excel version 2.2 or later may word wrap differently when copied and pasted into Microsoft Word versions 4.0 and 5.0. This occurs when a word from an Excel document ends precisely on the cell boundary, causing Word to wrap the word around rather than increasing the column width. Excel assumes no extra space between text boundaries and cell boundaries, while Word assumes 0.111 inches between these boundaries.

To correct the word wrap, do the following:


 * 1) In Word, select the table cells that need to be modified.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Table Cells. (In Word 4.0 choose Commands from the Format menu.)
 * 3) Enter 0 for Space Between Columns (Space Between Cols in Word 4.0).

The selected cells should now appear as they did in the Excel worksheet.

= MORE INFORMATION =

For more information on formatting cells of tables, see pages 313-340 in the “User’s Guide to Microsoft Word” version 5.0 manual. For more information on using the Cells command, see pages 12-16 in the “Reference to Microsoft Word” version 4.00 manual.

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