Word Merges Blank and Non-Blank Table Cells Differently |
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0
SYMPTOMS
Word version 6.0 for Windows merges non-blank and blank table cells differently. Previous versions of Word do not handle them differently.
CAUSE
By design in Word 6.0, if a table cell is blank, Word does not add a paragraph mark to the merged cell. By contrast, if a table cell contains text, Word does add a paragraph mark to the merged cell. For example, if you merge these blank table cells,
__________________________________________ |o |o |o | ------------------------------------------
(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)
the resulting merged table cell looks like this:
__________________________________________ |o | ------------------------------------------
(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)
Likewise, if you merge these non-blank table cells,
__________________________________________ |TEXT o |o |o | ------------------------------------------
(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)
the resulting merged table cell looks like this (notice that Word inserts a paragraph mark for the non-blank cell but does not insert a paragraph mark for the blank cells):
__________________________________________ |TEXT P | |o | ------------------------------------------
(Note: The "P" is the paragraph mark, not actual text. The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)
MORE INFORMATION
Previous versions of Word insert a paragraph mark for each blank table cell you merge, which creates one line for each cell you merge. For example, if you merge these blank table cells,
__________________________________________ |o |o |o | ------------------------------------------
(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)
the resulting merged table cell looks like this:
__________________________________________ |P | |P | |o | ------------------------------------------
(Note: The "P" is the paragraph mark, not actual text. The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, Chapter 13, "Working With Tables," "Merging and Splitting Cells" topic
Additional query words: 6.0 winword word6
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Last Reviewed: November 4, 2000 |
