Microsoft KB Archive/59353

Centering a Picture in a Table PSS ID Number: Q59353 Article last modified on 07-14-1994

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Summary:

If you inserted a picture into a multiple-column table and want to center it within its own cell of the table, there are four methods of doing this.

First you must select the picture either by clicking the mouse in the middle of the picture or by positioning the insertion point next to the picture, holding down the SHIFT key, and using the directional keys (when the picture is selected, you will see an outline box with eight square sizing “handles” surrounding the picture).

With the picture selected, do one of the following to center the picture within its cell:


 * 1) Select the centered text option on the ribbon. This method does not require you to select the picture first; you need only have the insertion point in the same cell as the picture.
 * 2) Manually insert spaces until the picture appears to be centered.
 * 3) Position the mouse pointer on the left side handle (the one centered between the top left corner and bottom left corner handles), and click and drag this handle to the left.
 * 4) Choose Format Picture (ALT T R). To move a picture to the right, enter a negative number in the Left box found in the Crop From field.

More Information:

When Word for Windows inserts a picture in a table or a document, it positions that picture to the left edge of the cell in the table or the left margin of the document. This occurs because the ribbon defaults to left alignment in Word.

To center a picture on the page in a single-column table, choose File Print Preview and select the Boundaries option. In a multiple-column table, however, this method moves all other columns in the table as well.

Additional reference words: w4wtable 1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD winword 2.00b 2.00c

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