Table AutoFit Not Working

[koala824 at Comcast]

When I invoke Table AutofFit in Word 2003, it makes column adjustments, but
they are not correct. Specifically, some cell entries spill over to a second
line in the cell when there is actually plenty of room to put everything on
a single line. This even happens with a single word ending in 's' where the
's' is separated from the rest of the word and put on the second line.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Ted

 

[Klaus Linke]

Hi Ted,

You mean "AutoFit to Contents", right? Hard to say without seeing the
document.
If you want, you can mail me a sample to (e-mail address removed)

The command optimizes the column widths, and as far as I can see tries to
minimize the total height of the table.
Seems to work pretty well, most of the time.

Maybe the problematic cell has a large right padding defined (Table
properties > Cells tab > Options)?
Don't know what else could interfere... maybe merged cells, or some hidden
object.

Greetings,
Klaus

 

[Klaus Linke]

Hi Ted,

Thank you for the sample doc -- That's a really weird one!

My guess is that the AutoFit problems are caused by some Asian typography
settings in your styles, together with some Asian compatibility settings.

Changing the compatibility options (Tools > Options > Compatibility) to
those of your version would likely fix the problem.

Maybe better in the long run, get rid of the Asian stuff in your styles.
If you copy the Normal style over from some clean template (Tools >
Templates and Add-Ins > Organize...) into your doc, that seems to fix things
(since the other styles inherit from Normal), even with the compatibility
options unchanged.

In case this does not work (because your Normal.dot also has these weird
settings), try to copy the Normal style from some other template.
In that case, if you don't use Asian scripts, you might also consider to
turn off any support for Asian languages (Windows > Programs > Microsoft
Office > Microsoft Office Tools > Language Settings), and then build a new
Normal.dot (= rename it, then start Word to create a new one, and copy over
any customizations ... not the styles <g> ... from the old one).

Regards,
Klaus

 

[veggiephd]

First posting: I tried to post a new thread, but no "new post" window opens,
so....
Autofit for column width works fine for all columns in a newly created
table, except the first column in which I have put auto numbers. The column
is too wide. When I DC the right border to auto fit, it makes the column
even wider. When I move the border manually to the size I want (good fit
without excess margins), it hides the number text slightly. The only
adjustment to the column has been to make the numbers right flush. I have
tried making a new table in a new document, and get the same results. (By
the way, how do I make the right flush alignment option button show in the
toolbar? Only get the left and center alignment options.)