Microsoft KB Archive/186018

= WD97: Table Borders Lost When Table Pasted or Linked =

Article ID: 186018

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q186018





SYMPTOMS
The outside and some interior borders on your table are missing after you paste or paste link the table as a Picture or as a Microsoft Word Document object.



WORKAROUND
Use one of the following workarounds to paste your table with borders.

Method 1: Link the Table as Formatted Text (RTF)

 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
 * 2) Click Paste Link.
 * 3) In the As list, click Formatted Text (RTF), and then click OK.

Method 2: Crop the Table Boundaries

 * 1) Click to select the Picture or Word Document object (your pasted table object.)
 * 2) On the Picture toolbar, click Crop.
 * 3) Position the cropping tool over a sizing handle and drag it.

For more information about cropping objects, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Word Help, type the following text

drawing objects, cropping

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Resize or crop a drawing object" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: border cropped missing none gone

Keywords: kbbug kbpending kbtable KB186018

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