pasting tables causes nesting

[CAJ]

When I cut or copy a table from my Word document and paste it back in another
location within the document, part of the table becomes nested inside the
rest. The caption is also enclosed in the 'outer' table.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Before cutting or copying a table, make sure that you select its
columns rather than the entire table, that is, make sure *not* to
select the end-of-row markers. On the Edit menu, you'll see "Paste
Columns". On the other hand, if you selected the entire table
(including the end-of-row markers), you'll see "Paste as Nested Table"
on the Edit menu.

The end-of-row marker is an example of a so-called nonprinting
character. To see them, you can press the ¶ button on the Standard
toolbar. For more information, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/NonPrintChars.htm.

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[Stefan Blom]

My previous reply may have been irrelevant for your situation.
Instead, make sure to turn off the table wrap (Table>Table Properties,
Table tab), to get control over the paste operation.

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[CAJ]

Unresolved... Table wrap is off. "Paste as nested table" only appears on the
menu when pasting one table into another, which is not the case here.
Selecting columns only (without the non-printing end-of-row markers) produces
the same result as selecting the whole table, markers included.

Not all tables present this problem - others in same document paste as
expected, even those with merged cells, so I can't consistently reproduce the
error.

 

[Stefan Blom]

If the problem is with a specific document, the reason could be
corruption. For fixes, see:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/CorruptDoc.htm.

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