Formating tables in frames

[Flavio]

I am having a strange problem with tables in a frame with word 2002/3
Once the table has been insterted in a frame when I try to format with
styles the first cells in the first column the whole line jumps out of the
frame.

The second column reacts normally to the formatting

Is there a way for me to fomat this cell?

Am I doing something wrong.

I need to put the table in a frame I have to do some forms and I need to put
2 or more tables side by side.

 

[Stefan Blom]

My guess is that you have inadvertenly modified the "problem style" to
include frame formatting; that is why the text jumps out of the frame/table
when you apply the style. Look in the Modify Style dialog box for the style
in question.

 

[Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com]

You might have better luck by putting each tables within a separate cell of a
larger, unbordered table.

Pam

 

[Flavio]

Thank you Stefan

I did what you suggested but the first cell still jumps out of the frame.

I am using the forms toolbox. I need to be able to put fields in my cells.

using the text frame greys iut the forms toolbar.

 

[Flavio]

Thank you for you advice Pam

But I need to put separate tables side by side.
I have many forms to create and I want to create a master document with
different libray like parts so that the team I am working with can cut and
paste standard blocks into differnt forms.

Flavio

 

[Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com]

You could produce side-by-side tables by creating a two-cell, one-row table
and placing a (sub)table in each cell. Sorry, the earlier message was
garbled. There are other methods, but I think the tables within a table
might be the most stable.

Pam

Thank you for you advice Pam

But I need to put separate tables side by side.
I have many forms to create and I want to create a master document with
different libray like parts so that the team I am working with can cut and
paste standard blocks into differnt forms.

Flavio

You might have better luck by putting each _table into_ a separate cell of a
larger, unbordered table.

[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]

 

[Stefan Blom]

Another possibility would be to drag one of the tables (using the mouse) to
position it in the desired location. Recent versions of Word support
wrapping text around tables.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

You could produce side-by-side tables by creating a two-cell, one-row
table
and placing a (sub)table in each cell. Sorry, the earlier message was
garbled. There are other methods, but I think the tables within a table
might be the most stable.

Pam

Thank you for you advice Pam

But I need to put separate tables side by side.
I have many forms to create and I want to create a master document with
different libray like parts so that the team I am working with can cut and
paste standard blocks into differnt forms.

Flavio

You might have better luck by putting each _table into_ a separate cell
of a
larger, unbordered table.

[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]

I need to put the table in a frame I have to do some forms and I need
to put
2 or more tables side by side.

 

[Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com]

I finally remembered Word's term for this: nested tables.

See here

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051892411033.aspx

Pam