Microsoft KB Archive/275998

= &quot;Track Changes&quot; comments may overlap a table in Word =

Article ID: 275998

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2007
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q275998





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word, when you use the Track Changes feature, the comment balloons may overlap an inserted table and obscure the contents of the table.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when all of the following conditions are true:
 * An inserted table extends beyond the margins of a document.
 * You are in Web Layout or Print Layout view.
 * The Track Changes feature is turned on.

The Track Changes balloons are designed to remain in the margins of a document and extend to the right of the document. If part of a document (for example, a table) extends into the margins, the Track Changes balloons overlap the part of the document that extends into the margins.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, change the size of the table to make it remain within the margins of the document.

To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) In Word 2003 or in Word 2002, click Page Setup on the File menu.

In Word 2007, click Page Setup on the Quick Access Toolbar.

Note You may have to manually add the Page Setup button to the Quick Access Toolbar.
 * 1) In the Page Setup dialog box, on the Paper tab, set the paper Width and Height settings to the size that you want.
 * 2) On the Margins tab, set the margins to the size that you want.

Note the maximum width that a document can be and still remain within the margins: paper width minus the left and the right margin. For example: 8.5&quot;-1.25&quot;-1.25&quot;=6&quot;
 * 1) Click OK.
 * 2) Select the inserted table.
 * 3) On the Table menu, click Table Properties.
 * 4) On the Table tab, set Preferred width to a value that will keep the table within the margins of the document.

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On the Column or Cell tab, set Preferred width so that the value of the total number of columns multiplied by the cell width is small enough to remain within the margins of the document.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: WD2002 WD2003 WD2007

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB275998

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