Microsoft KB Archive/71221

Lock First Column Prevents Text Wrap in WinProject Cell

PSS ID Number: Q71221 Article last modified on 03-15-1995

1.00 3.00 3.00a 4.00 | 1.10 3.00

WINDOWS | MACINTOSH

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Project for Windows, versions 1.0, 3.0, 3.0a, 4.0 - Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, versions 1.1 and 3.0

SUMMARY

If a field that supports text wrapping is defined as the first column in a table, the text in that field will not wrap if the Lock First Column check box is also selected.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

When you select the Lock First Column check box in a table definition, text in this column still appears wrapped on the screen, but when you print the project, only the first line of text appears. Only the first column of the table is affected; all other columns will wrap text without regard to the status of the first column. This problem occurs with all printers supported by Microsoft Project for Windows and Macintosh.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Enter a task that includes enough characters to cause the text to wrap (if the column width is set to 20, enter more than 20 characters).
2. Create a table that uses the Name field as the first column in the table definition.
3. Set Row Height to 2.
4. Check the Lock First Column box.
5. Choose OK, then choose Set to make the new table active.
6. Enter a name that is long enough to cause the text to wrap on the screen.
7. Print the table. Notice that although the text has wrapped on the screen, text on the printout will be truncated at the first line.
8. Return to the table definition for the table you created for this test.
9. Cancel the selection of the Lock First Column box, leaving all other settings the same.
10. Choose OK, then choose Set to make the new table active.
11. Print the table again. Notice that the text in the first column has now wrapped in the same manner as the text on the screen.

REFERENCES

“Microsoft Project User’s Reference,” version 3.0, pages 505-509

“Microsoft Project for Windows Reference,” version 1.0, “Defining Your Own Tables,” pages 439-443

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