Margins within a cell

[frazzled]

I've created a new table, two columns, one row. I try to put text in the
right hand column, however, the text will not wrap and continues to disappear
off the right edge of the column. The text will stretch the column to the
right and actually push the right edge of the left column to the left. Tried
checking wrap text, tried changing default cell margins to no avail. Very
frustrating, I'm usually pretty good with these things but I am completely
lost.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Make sure the paragraph in the cell doesn't have a negative right indent.