Restore Word2002 "merge tables" capability to Word200x

[Gail]

In Word2002, users can join, merge, append two adjoining tables by simply
deleting the paragraph mark between them.
In Word2003 this cannot be done - at least using the normal "table
management" tools a regular Word table user has developed.
Please restore this capability to future versions of Word.

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

It certainly can be done in Word 2003. I don't know what you are talking
about.

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[Jen]

And how is it done then? Because I am not able to do it in Word 2003 like I
was able to do it in Word 2000.
Very unhelpful.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Make sure that both tables have "Text wrapping" set to "None" (in
Table | Table Properties, Table tab) before trying to delete the
paragraph mark between them.

You may also want to press the ¶ button on the Standard toolbar to
display paragraph marks (¶); this makes the deletion easier, since you
can see what you are doing.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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[RoxSn]

Neither of these worked for me in Word 2007 but I did get it to work by
"cutting" the table that would not merge, add a row to the table I want the
rows to add into, and "paste rows" in front of that last new row. This was
very frustrating because the tables would NOT merge with all settings the
same, no formatting, no wrapping, nothing I did worked except this. Maybe
this will help someone else struggling with this problem.

 

[gary]

I have the same problem. I have checked:
1. wrap not set
2. table width the same
3. table position on page (eg indent, left margin) is the same

The symptom of the problem is that the line where the two tables meet is
wavy instead of being straight

Happy New Year/gary

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Also make sure that none of the rows except the top row(s) in the top table
are designated as heading rows.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org