Microsoft KB Archive/78150

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WD: Items Cannot Be Framed Within a Table in Microsoft Word

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Q78150

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 7.0, 7.0a

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word, you cannot frame items within a table. Depending upon the conditions, different results occur when you attempt to frame items in a table. The results of four different scenarios are listed below.

Scenario #1 - Framing a Picture with Only the Picture Selected

 * 1) On the Table menu, click Insert Table, or click the Table button on the toolbar. Format the table with two columns and two rows.
 * 2) Position the insertion point in a table cell. On the Insert menu, click Picture. Select a picture to insert, and click OK.
 * 3) Select the picture by clicking inside the picture. Small square boxes appear around the picture.
 * 4) On the Insert menu, click Frame.

Result: The Frame option is not available.

Scenario #2 - Framing a Picture If the Whole Cell Is Selected

 * 1) Repeat steps 1 and 2 in Scenario #1. Select the whole cell by placing the insertion point before the picture and holding down the SHIFT key while you press the RIGHT ARROW key twice, or by clicking and dragging the insertion point until the whole cell is selected.
 * 2) On the Insert menu, click Frame.

Result: The whole row is framed and can be positioned.

Scenario #3 - Selecting the Whole Cell Including Text

 * 1) Repeat steps 1 and 2 in Scenario #1. Enter text within a cell and select it. With the insertion point at the beginning of the text within the cell, press SHIFT+END, or click and drag the mouse until the whole cell is selected.
 * 2) On the Insert menu, click Frame.

Result: The entire row is framed and can be positioned.

Scenario #4 - Selecting Only the Text Within a Cell

 * 1) Repeat steps 1 and 2 in Scenario #1. Enter text within a cell and select the text only (do not include the end-of-cell marker in the selection).
 * 2) On the Insert menu, click Frame.

Result: The Frame option is not available.