Clicking under a table to obtain cursor

[John]

Hello,

I have a chart and and table on a page in Word. I'm trying to click under
the table so I can type in my results. However, everytime I try to click
under the table the cursor bounces up to the top of the page, on the left
side of the chart. I tried to arrow down past everything; however, the
cursor stops in the lowest cell of the table. If from here I type return,
the lowest row of the table just keeps growing, without letting me outside
of it. Any suggestions?

John

 

[olson_ord]

Try scrolling to the bottom of the page i.e. below the table and then
double click (not single click.)
O.O.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You've probably inadvertently nudged your table, resulting in its being
wrapped. Go to the Table tab of Table Properties and make sure text wrapping
is set to None. Also, you'll find that this sort of problem is a lot easier
to troubleshoot if you have nonprinting characters displayed.

 

[John]

Suzanne,

You were exactly right. I hade to have it wrap; but I didn't know I had to
turn it off when finished. As for having the nonprinting characters
displayed, are you referring to that button on the toolbar that has an icon
of a paragraph symbol? Thank you for your help.

John

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

As for having the nonprinting characters

displayed, are you referring to that button on the toolbar that has an icon
of a paragraph symbol?

Yes.

 

[Pat Garard]

G'Day John,

First, see if you can get three or four blank paragraphs BEFORE the
Table.

Click anywhere in the table and point to its top-left corner. Use the
'handle' to move the table UP - enough to get some blank paragraphs
after the table.

Remove any surplus paragraphs above the table.

 

[artnlsn]

See Insertion Point - 4 listings above yours.

 

[Dawn Crosier, MVP]

Change to Print Layout view, and click to the lower right of the table.
Also, if you turn on your Show/Hide you should see a paragraph marker to the
outside of the table. If you click between the table, and the paragraph
marker, you should be able to press enter and begin typing outside of the
table.

--
Dawn Crosier
Microsoft MVP
"Education Lasts a Lifetime"

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