Microsoft KB Archive/96274

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Placing Tables Beside One Another
Last reviewed: July 30, 1997

Article ID: Q96274

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0

SUMMARY
To place two tables next to each other in Word for the Macintosh, use the Position command to position the first table next to the second, as described below.

Word Version 6.0

 * 1) Select the Show/Hide button on the Standard Toolbar.
 * 2) Select the first table, including the paragraph mark directly following the table.
 * 3) From the Insert menu, choose Frame.
 * 4) Under Horizontal, select Left relative to Margin.
 * 5) Choose the OK button.

Note: This procedure positions the first table to the left, and whatever follows it is shown on the right. If the table on the right side is longer than the table on the left, any part of the right table that would extend past the left table shifts to the left margin at the bottom of the left table.

To ensure that the above problem does not happen, make the left table longer than the right table by adding extra rows or carriage returns at the bottom.

Word Versions 5.0 and 5.1

 * 1) From the View menu, choose Show Paragraph Marks.
 * 2) Select the first table, including the paragraph mark directly following the table.
 * 3) From the Format menu, choose Frame.
 * 4) Under Horizontal, select Left relative to Margin.
 * 5) Choose the OK button.

Note: This procedure positions the first table to the left, and whatever follows it is shown on the right. If the table on the right side is longer than the table on the left, any part of the right table that would extend past the left table shifts to the left margin at the bottom of the left table.

To ensure that the above problem does not happen, make the left table longer than the right table by adding extra rows or carriage returns at the bottom.

Word Version 4.0

 * 1) From the Edit menu, choose Show Paragraph Marks.
 * 2) Select the first table, including the paragraph mark directly following the table.
 * 3) From the Format menu, choose Position.
 * 4) Under Horizontal, select Left relative to Margin.
 * 5) Choose the OK button.

Note: This procedure positions the first table to the left, and whatever follows it is shown on the right. If the table on the right side is longer than the table on the left, any part of the right table that would extend past the left table shifts to the left margin at the bottom of the left table.