Is text wrapped in a table's cell

[JS]

Hi all,

I need to fill all 1st columns of tables with training dots up to the point
where the text doesn't wrap (i.e. to rightmost - as if a Tab Leader).

It there a way to check if text in table cell causes this cell to wrap ?

Thanks so much!!!

JS

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Why not use a Tab Leader to achieve it?

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[JS]

Hi Doug, thanks for youre reply.
In thruth, there already is text in the 1st column of tables, plus, there
also are trailing dots, but this it's all a mess - some cells even have too
many dots cousing them to wrap. So, if I knew if text caused the wrap, I
could remove excess right dots (and since I'm at this fill in cells whose
text's right dots don't go all the way to the end of the cell). JS

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Use Edit>Replace with the Wildcard box checked to replace

[.]{2,}

with

^t

the select the cells in the column and insert a tabstop with a leader.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[JS]

Hi Doug, thanks for your suggestion.
However, it didn't work the way I expected (if found dots+tab, but not just
a series of consecutive dots to the right in cells). Also, ther are other
reasons I'd like to know if the length of a text is causing wrapping in a
table cell - I tried playing around with TextWrap Property but as far as I
can see it doen't work in tables. Would you have any other idea?
Again, thanks for you time and attention. JS

Use Edit>Replace with the Wildcard box checked to replace

[.]{2,}

with

^t

the select the cells in the column and insert a tabstop with a leader.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Hi Doug, thanks for youre reply.
In thruth, there already is text in the 1st column of tables, plus, there
also are trailing dots, but this it's all a mess - some cells even have
too
many dots cousing them to wrap. So, if I knew if text caused the wrap, I
could remove excess right dots (and since I'm at this fill in cells whose
text's right dots don't go all the way to the end of the cell). JS