Convert Text to Table bug?

[Gee]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

When I use 'convert text to table' I am unable to enter anything in the 'other' box of the 'separate text at' feature. Is this a bug or is there something I'm missing?

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Gee -

AFAIK there is no bug & it seems to function as expected here.

In order to go any further, though, you'll need to provide a thorough
description of the text you have selected, the source of that content &
anything else that may be relevant to the situation.

You might also experiment by using a new blank document, typing a few lines
of 3-4 words each separating one word from the next on each line by pressing
tab & pressing return at the end of each line. Select the several lines of
text & see if you have the same problem. Your result will help narrow down
the possibilities.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[John McGhie]

It needs to be one single character that exists within the selected text

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

When I use 'convert text to table' I am unable to enter anything in the
'other' box of the 'separate text at' feature. Is this a bug or is there
something I'm missing?

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Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia. mailto:[email protected]

 

[CyberTaz]

Nah - you should be able to put any character you wish in there. If it
doesn't exist in the text you just wind up with a single column

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[John McGhie]

{Giggle} I thought we were keeping that 'function' a secret

Nah - you should be able to put any character you wish in there. If it
doesn't exist in the text you just wind up with a single column

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

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John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
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[CyberTaz]

OMG!!!! I've violated the CODE - Again!!!!!! %-{

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Gee]

Thanks for the replies. I tried the same process with a new blank document and it works as advertised, so it must just have been having a bad day with that particular table. Still weird though.