Jean-Guy
I see what you mean, I am not able to reproduce the problem here in Word
2003 no matter what I try.
Very strange indeed.
Luc
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Bonjour,

Dans son message, Luc" luc."sanders2 écrivait :
In this message, Luc" luc."sanders2 wrote:

|| Jean-Guy
|| Some time ago I asked a similar question here and this is what Suzanne
|| Barnhill responded. I am sure she will not be offended if I quote it
he
|| If auto resizing is still enabled (Table | Properties | Table |
Options),
|| you'll see some strange behavior.
|| Note that the effect of Shift and Control is reversed between cell
|| boundaries and ruler markers. For more on this, see
|| http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/TblsFl...ableBasics.htm. Also, if you
want
|| to set specific widths for columns, you're much better off using the
old
|| Cell Height and Width Dialog (see
|| http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/TblsFl...ePropProbs.htm).
|| Luc

Thanks. I had found that thread when I Googled. BTW, AutoResize is off.
These suggestions are fine but they do not apply in my case. I have no
problems changing column width. It is just that the cell border handles on
the Ruler (which displays all the cell borders when you click inside a
table) are offset like so:

On Ruler:
|-------|-------|-------|
on the page below the ruler:
|-------|-------|-------|

See? If I select the first cell, its border is at zero inch from the
margin,
but the ruler is offset to the left of the margin.

Strange, no? Or am I missing the obvious?

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Salut!
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