Change table style in word template(.dot) for disabling Auto resiz

[Ram Kumar Karnataka]

Hello
I'm automating MS Word using C#. This application should support word2000,
2003, 2007 versions.
A custom word template(.dot) is used for creating documents. The problem
here is - some of the tables in the created document are going out of the
page width. I can use word automation to set "table.AllowAutoFit = false;"
but documents can be really huge that it this takes significant time. The
tables in the document come from either html page/another word document.
Please note that i'm not creating table using word
automation(document.tables.Add())!

So i'm looking for an option to modify the table style(for eg., Table Grid)
to uncheck this Auto resize option (Table -> Table Properties -> Options) in
my word template, so that what ever table is created, it'll have this auto
resize option unchecked. But unfortunately, this option is enabled only when
i select a table.

Is there any way to uncheck this option at the document level rather than
doing it for each table?



Regards,
Ram.

 

[Ram Kumar Karnataka]

Given below is the reply i got from Cindy Meister:
Please note that i posted her remarks verbatim:

"Hi Ram

First, please note that this forum mainly supports the VSTO technology, not
general "interop". The Please Read First message at the top of the forum
gives a brief description, with some links to venues where you can ask
non-VSTO, Office-related questions. I recommend you take this discussion to a
word.programming newsgroup since you need to support multiple - and older -
versions of Word.

FWIW, I can tell you that table styles were introduced in Word 2003, so any
approach basing on that will not function in Word 2000. So even if table
styles supported the option you'd like to use (they do not), it wouldn't be
applicable to your scenario. What you're running into is definitely an issue,
and I'm not sure there's any "good" way to clean things up. About the only
thing that comes to mind would be to force the document into the Normal view,
turn off the option for "Background pagination", then manipulate the table
structures. With the automatic page layout and pagination disabled to that
extent, things might be faster. Beyond that, the specialists in the
newsgroups might be able to help. Just don't mention C# or you'll scare them
off "