How do you unsplit a table generated by moving rows in Word 2007?

[Pawprint]

I have a 4x27 row table with autonumbers in column 1, and text in columns
2-4. I moved a couple of rows around to better fit the flow - now my table
consisits of 4 different tables. this action split the table each time I
moved a row (this worked well in 2003). I reviewed all MS help and there is
no Hard breaks or Paragraph markers to delete to reunify my table. Merge is
inactive when two adjacent rows 8now different table) are selected. Can
anyone explain this or have an answer how to reunify my tables

THX

 

[Klaus Linke]

I guess your table isn't split, it's just not uniform (... so that say the
n-th cell in one row has another width than the n-th cell in another row).

One way to clean up the mess would be to convert the table to text, and then
convert the text back to a table.

Or you could make the cell widths consistent with a macro:

Sub TableMakeUniform()
' runs on the table in which the cursor is located...
Dim myCell As Cell
Selection.Tables(1).AutoFitBehavior wdAutoFitFixed
For Each myCell In Selection.Tables(1).Range.Cells
myCell.Width = CentimetersToPoints(2)
Next myCell
Selection.Tables(1).AutoFitBehavior wdAutoFitContent
End Sub

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Pawprint]

Thanks Klaus - but unfortunately the table is uniform - checked @ 600% zoom,
sub-table properties all 7.5" wide and each column is the same width. I found
that trick out on a previous upgrade from 2003 - 2007.

Right now each sub-table has a darker border (between rows), and when
hovered over, the column select arrow displays (even though it looks like oyu
are in the middle of a table). The autonumbering works fine from row to row
across the sub-tables, but you cannot select the entire table as one for
formatting, column width changes, etc....

 

[Klaus Linke]

Maybe you have hidden paragraph markers between the tables?
(... the display setting for hidden text is now hidden under the Office
button > Word options, second item -- "Show"? "View"?)

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Pawprint]

Tried those as well, with no resolution.

But low and behold.... I launched a Windows Update (Vista sp1) - and that
fixed it. Amazing!!!! (just a bit sarcastic).

Thanks all for your help in resolving this "bug"

Pawprint