Microsoft KB Archive/822263

= Inserting a New Column in a Table in FrontPage 2003 Does Not Add the Column to All Rows =

Article ID: 822263

Article Last Modified on 1/9/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003

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SYMPTOMS
In FrontPage 2003, when you edit a page and try to insert an additional column in a table, the column is not added to all rows in the table. Instead, in rows that contain merged cells that border the insertion point of the new column, the merged cell expands to fill the area of the new column.



CAUSE
This behavior occus in FrontPage 2003 when you try to add a column to the right or to the left of an existing table. If the cell that the new column borders is composed of merged cells, the cell only expands to fill the area of the new column and no new column is added. This behavior does not occur if the cell that the new column borders is not a merged cell.

This behavior is in accordance with HTML rules.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, add an additional column to the left or right of a table that contains merged cells that border the column insertion point. Use the following example as a guideline.

Note This example describes a scenario where you edit a page that contains a 3x3 table. If you want to merge all the cells in the first row into a single cell and then you want to add an additional column, follow these steps.

To add a column to the right of the table, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the row of merged cells, click Split Cells, and then click OK to split the single merged cell into two columns.
 * 2) Right-click the cell on the right (split in step 1), click Split Cells, and then click OK to split the single merged cell into two columns.
 * 3) Click to select the two cells on the left side of the row, right-click the selected cells, and then click Merge Cells.

To add a column to the left of the table, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the row of merged cells, click Split Cells, and then click OK to split the single merged cell into two columns.
 * 2) Right-click the cell on the left (split in Step 1), click Split Cells, and then click OK to split the single merged cell into two columns.
 * 3) Click to select the two cells on the right side of the row, right-click the selected cells, and then click Merge Cells.

Now, when you try to add an additional column to the right or left of the table, the column is added to all the rows in the 3x3 table.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: fp2003

Additional query words: FP2003

Keywords: kbprb KB822263

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