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Two rows per row?
I have a bunch of rows with every other row terminated by a CR. The previous
row is terminated by a manual line break. Can I convert text to table and have the two rows occupy one table row, with the end of the first row holding a soft return? I can manipulate these characters into something else if needed. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This is the first text row | Still the first row | - Not sure how to terminate here |This is the second text row | Still second | before conversion. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This would be table row 2 | and so on | |Table row 2, text row 4 | and so on | |-----------------------------|---------------------| Thanks, Ed |
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Two rows per row?
I think what you're asking is whether you can create a two-column table out
of two-line text paragraphs, separating at the line break. I suspect not. Replace the line break (^l) with a paragraph break (^p) and then convert text to table, separating at paragraph breaks, but forcing a two-column table. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of rows with every other row terminated by a CR. The previous row is terminated by a manual line break. Can I convert text to table and have the two rows occupy one table row, with the end of the first row holding a soft return? I can manipulate these characters into something else if needed. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This is the first text row | Still the first row | - Not sure how to terminate here |This is the second text row | Still second | before conversion. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This would be table row 2 | and so on | |Table row 2, text row 4 | and so on | |-----------------------------|---------------------| Thanks, Ed |
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Two rows per row?
What I an trying for is to flow two text rows into one table row. I already
have 4 columns defined via embedded tabs. It's just that the two rows are related so I want them in their own table rows. So if I have 100 text rows, I would end up with 50 table rows, each with two rows of text inside, for all 4 columns. Sorry if I'm explaining this badly. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I think what you're asking is whether you can create a two-column table out of two-line text paragraphs, separating at the line break. I suspect not. Replace the line break (^l) with a paragraph break (^p) and then convert text to table, separating at paragraph breaks, but forcing a two-column table. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of rows with every other row terminated by a CR. The previous row is terminated by a manual line break. Can I convert text to table and have the two rows occupy one table row, with the end of the first row holding a soft return? I can manipulate these characters into something else if needed. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This is the first text row | Still the first row | - Not sure how to terminate here |This is the second text row | Still second | before conversion. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This would be table row 2 | and so on | |Table row 2, text row 4 | and so on | |-----------------------------|---------------------| Thanks, Ed |
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Two rows per row?
In other words, you basically have a table created with tabs, as follows:
Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break There's undoubtedly a way to do this programmatically, but I think I would be inclined to start by converting to a four-column table, separating at tabs. If the line breaks cause an issue, convert them to paragraph breaks first. Then merge cells vertically to group each pair of entries, using F4 to repeat the operation. Or create the groups visually using line spacing and application or omission of cell borders. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... What I an trying for is to flow two text rows into one table row. I already have 4 columns defined via embedded tabs. It's just that the two rows are related so I want them in their own table rows. So if I have 100 text rows, I would end up with 50 table rows, each with two rows of text inside, for all 4 columns. Sorry if I'm explaining this badly. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I think what you're asking is whether you can create a two-column table out of two-line text paragraphs, separating at the line break. I suspect not. Replace the line break (^l) with a paragraph break (^p) and then convert text to table, separating at paragraph breaks, but forcing a two-column table. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of rows with every other row terminated by a CR. The previous row is terminated by a manual line break. Can I convert text to table and have the two rows occupy one table row, with the end of the first row holding a soft return? I can manipulate these characters into something else if needed. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This is the first text row | Still the first row | - Not sure how to terminate here |This is the second text row | Still second | before conversion. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This would be table row 2 | and so on | |Table row 2, text row 4 | and so on | |-----------------------------|---------------------| Thanks, Ed |
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Two rows per row?
I understood the explanation in the same way as explained by Suzanne in the
latest post. If this is correct, I think that the macro below will convert your text to a table the way you want. Copy the macro and paste it into your Visual Basic editor. Before executing it, you must select _all_ the text you want to include in the table. The macro converts the text to a table with 4 columns (separated by your tabs). Then it merges cells two and two in order to have your two related lines inserted in the same table cell. You may need to change table borders, column widths, etc. afterwards. Sub ConvertToTable() Dim oTable As Table Dim n As Long Dim i As Long Set oTable = Selection.ConvertToTable(Separator:=vbTab, numcolumns:=4) With oTable For n = 1 To .Rows.Count / 2 For i = 1 To 4 .Cell(n, i).Range.Select Selection.MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=1, Extend:=wdExtend Selection.Cells.Merge Next i Next n .Cell(1, 1).Select End With set otable = nothing End Sub -- Regards Lene Fredborg DocTools – Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation – add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In other words, you basically have a table created with tabs, as follows: Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break There's undoubtedly a way to do this programmatically, but I think I would be inclined to start by converting to a four-column table, separating at tabs. If the line breaks cause an issue, convert them to paragraph breaks first. Then merge cells vertically to group each pair of entries, using F4 to repeat the operation. Or create the groups visually using line spacing and application or omission of cell borders. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... What I an trying for is to flow two text rows into one table row. I already have 4 columns defined via embedded tabs. It's just that the two rows are related so I want them in their own table rows. So if I have 100 text rows, I would end up with 50 table rows, each with two rows of text inside, for all 4 columns. Sorry if I'm explaining this badly. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I think what you're asking is whether you can create a two-column table out of two-line text paragraphs, separating at the line break. I suspect not. Replace the line break (^l) with a paragraph break (^p) and then convert text to table, separating at paragraph breaks, but forcing a two-column table. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of rows with every other row terminated by a CR. The previous row is terminated by a manual line break. Can I convert text to table and have the two rows occupy one table row, with the end of the first row holding a soft return? I can manipulate these characters into something else if needed. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This is the first text row | Still the first row | - Not sure how to terminate here |This is the second text row | Still second | before conversion. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This would be table row 2 | and so on | |Table row 2, text row 4 | and so on | |-----------------------------|---------------------| Thanks, Ed |
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Two rows per row?
Yeah, I was hoping to avoid going thru those steps 1,500 times. Since one
can merely press Enter in a cell to create an embedded new row, I thought there might be a tag or something I could embed to create the same effect in conversion. But, I guess not. Also, if you do it manually, then convert table to text, then text to table, you'll lose the groupings, so Word doesn't preserve that info thru the conversion procedure either. I may need to rethink the double row deal and maybe scrunch it together on the same row. Thanks for your help, Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... In other words, you basically have a table created with tabs, as follows: Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break There's undoubtedly a way to do this programmatically, but I think I would be inclined to start by converting to a four-column table, separating at tabs. If the line breaks cause an issue, convert them to paragraph breaks first. Then merge cells vertically to group each pair of entries, using F4 to repeat the operation. Or create the groups visually using line spacing and application or omission of cell borders. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... What I an trying for is to flow two text rows into one table row. I already have 4 columns defined via embedded tabs. It's just that the two rows are related so I want them in their own table rows. So if I have 100 text rows, I would end up with 50 table rows, each with two rows of text inside, for all 4 columns. Sorry if I'm explaining this badly. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I think what you're asking is whether you can create a two-column table out of two-line text paragraphs, separating at the line break. I suspect not. Replace the line break (^l) with a paragraph break (^p) and then convert text to table, separating at paragraph breaks, but forcing a two-column table. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of rows with every other row terminated by a CR. The previous row is terminated by a manual line break. Can I convert text to table and have the two rows occupy one table row, with the end of the first row holding a soft return? I can manipulate these characters into something else if needed. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This is the first text row | Still the first row | - Not sure how to terminate here |This is the second text row | Still second | before conversion. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This would be table row 2 | and so on | |Table row 2, text row 4 | and so on | |-----------------------------|---------------------| Thanks, Ed |
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Two rows per row?
1,500? You have 50 row pairs, each with four columns. I make that 200. Not
that I'd want to do it that many times, either. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... Yeah, I was hoping to avoid going thru those steps 1,500 times. Since one can merely press Enter in a cell to create an embedded new row, I thought there might be a tag or something I could embed to create the same effect in conversion. But, I guess not. Also, if you do it manually, then convert table to text, then text to table, you'll lose the groupings, so Word doesn't preserve that info thru the conversion procedure either. I may need to rethink the double row deal and maybe scrunch it together on the same row. Thanks for your help, Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... In other words, you basically have a table created with tabs, as follows: Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break There's undoubtedly a way to do this programmatically, but I think I would be inclined to start by converting to a four-column table, separating at tabs. If the line breaks cause an issue, convert them to paragraph breaks first. Then merge cells vertically to group each pair of entries, using F4 to repeat the operation. Or create the groups visually using line spacing and application or omission of cell borders. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... What I an trying for is to flow two text rows into one table row. I already have 4 columns defined via embedded tabs. It's just that the two rows are related so I want them in their own table rows. So if I have 100 text rows, I would end up with 50 table rows, each with two rows of text inside, for all 4 columns. Sorry if I'm explaining this badly. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I think what you're asking is whether you can create a two-column table out of two-line text paragraphs, separating at the line break. I suspect not. Replace the line break (^l) with a paragraph break (^p) and then convert text to table, separating at paragraph breaks, but forcing a two-column table. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of rows with every other row terminated by a CR. The previous row is terminated by a manual line break. Can I convert text to table and have the two rows occupy one table row, with the end of the first row holding a soft return? I can manipulate these characters into something else if needed. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This is the first text row | Still the first row | - Not sure how to terminate here |This is the second text row | Still second | before conversion. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This would be table row 2 | and so on | |Table row 2, text row 4 | and so on | |-----------------------------|---------------------| Thanks, Ed |
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Two rows per row?
Thanks Lene,
While I was parsing the rows, I discovered that some row "groupings" consist of three rows. As I read your macro, do I interpret it correctly that it uses a counter to mathematically arrive at an 'every other row' scheme? If so, I wonder if it would be possible to group/merge the rows by looking for a carriage return to establish a new table row. Thanks very much for the macro. I'll give it a try. Ed "Lene Fredborg" wrote in message ... I understood the explanation in the same way as explained by Suzanne in the latest post. If this is correct, I think that the macro below will convert your text to a table the way you want. Copy the macro and paste it into your Visual Basic editor. Before executing it, you must select _all_ the text you want to include in the table. The macro converts the text to a table with 4 columns (separated by your tabs). Then it merges cells two and two in order to have your two related lines inserted in the same table cell. You may need to change table borders, column widths, etc. afterwards. Sub ConvertToTable() Dim oTable As Table Dim n As Long Dim i As Long Set oTable = Selection.ConvertToTable(Separator:=vbTab, numcolumns:=4) With oTable For n = 1 To .Rows.Count / 2 For i = 1 To 4 .Cell(n, i).Range.Select Selection.MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=1, Extend:=wdExtend Selection.Cells.Merge Next i Next n .Cell(1, 1).Select End With set otable = nothing End Sub -- Regards Lene Fredborg DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In other words, you basically have a table created with tabs, as follows: Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break There's undoubtedly a way to do this programmatically, but I think I would be inclined to start by converting to a four-column table, separating at tabs. If the line breaks cause an issue, convert them to paragraph breaks first. Then merge cells vertically to group each pair of entries, using F4 to repeat the operation. Or create the groups visually using line spacing and application or omission of cell borders. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... What I an trying for is to flow two text rows into one table row. I already have 4 columns defined via embedded tabs. It's just that the two rows are related so I want them in their own table rows. So if I have 100 text rows, I would end up with 50 table rows, each with two rows of text inside, for all 4 columns. Sorry if I'm explaining this badly. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I think what you're asking is whether you can create a two-column table out of two-line text paragraphs, separating at the line break. I suspect not. Replace the line break (^l) with a paragraph break (^p) and then convert text to table, separating at paragraph breaks, but forcing a two-column table. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of rows with every other row terminated by a CR. The previous row is terminated by a manual line break. Can I convert text to table and have the two rows occupy one table row, with the end of the first row holding a soft return? I can manipulate these characters into something else if needed. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This is the first text row | Still the first row | - Not sure how to terminate here |This is the second text row | Still second | before conversion. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This would be table row 2 | and so on | |Table row 2, text row 4 | and so on | |-----------------------------|---------------------| Thanks, Ed |
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Two rows per row?
Yes, the macro in my first post merges cells from exactly 2 rows at a time
(in line with your first description). The macro converts the entire text in one operation and all manual line breaks and paragraph mark are gone afterwards. Below you will find a revised (and much longer) version of the macro. In order to make it possible to determine which lines had a paragraph mark in the original text, the macro starts inserting the character “#” in front of all paragraph marks. When merging cells, the macro finds out how many cells to include by checking for the “#”. All inserted “#” are removed after merging cells. The macro should do what you want provided that the following is true: – you have exactly 3 tabs in each line – all lines that are to be kept together with the “paragraph mark line” in one cell end with a manual line break (the macro works for any number of lines, not only 2 or 3) – the character “#” is _not_ found in the last “column” of your original text. If it _is_ found, replace all occurrences of “#” in the macro by another _unused_ character ($, @, £, …). Please note that I have not spent time on making the macro code very elegant (I assume that you only need the macro for one document). The macro uses the Selection object which actually means that you can follow what happens if you run the macro from the VBA window and use F8 to step through the code (press F5 to finish the macro once you have seen what happens – and make the VBA window so small that you can see what is going on in the document). NOTE: Long code lines may be broken here (must be corrected in VBA). Before running the macro, you must again select _all_ text that is to be included in the table. Sub ConvertToTable() Dim oTable As Table Dim n As Long Dim i As Long Dim nRowCount As Long Dim nRowsToAdd As Long 'Insert # before all manual line breaks Selection.Find.ClearFormatting Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting With Selection.Find .Text = "^p" .Replacement.Text = "#^p" .Forward = True .Wrap = wdFindStop .Format = False .MatchCase = False .MatchWholeWord = False .MatchWildcards = False .MatchSoundsLike = False .MatchAllWordForms = False .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll End With Set oTable = Selection.ConvertToTable(Separator:=vbTab, numcolumns:=4) With oTable nRowCount = .Rows.Count For n = 1 To nRowCount If n nRowCount Then Exit For nRowsToAdd = 0 For i = 4 To 1 Step -1 'Add rows until # is not found in last selected cell .Cell(n, i).Range.Select 'Column 4: find out how many cells to merge If i = 4 Then 'Add cells until # in last cell or until last row in table Do Until InStr(1, Selection.Rows.Last.Cells(4).Range.Text, "#", vbTextCompare) 0 Or _ ..Columns.Last.Cells(.Rows.Count).Range.InRange(Se lection.Range) = True On Error Resume Next 'may be used at end of table Selection.MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=1, Extend:=wdExtend nRowsToAdd = nRowsToAdd + 1 Loop Else 'Do the same in columns 1-3 Selection.MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=nRowsToAdd, Extend:=wdExtend End If 'Include relevant cells in selection Selection.Cells.Merge Next i 'Number of rows must be adjusted nRowCount = .Rows.Count Next n End With 'Remove # again oTable.Columns.Last.Select With Selection.Find .Text = "#" .Replacement.Text = "" .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll End With oTable.Cell(1, 1).Select Set oTable = Nothing MsgBox "Finished." End Sub See this article if you need help on installing the macro: http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm if you need help on this. -- Regards Lene Fredborg DocTools – Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation – add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "Ed Sheehan" wrote: Thanks Lene, While I was parsing the rows, I discovered that some row "groupings" consist of three rows. As I read your macro, do I interpret it correctly that it uses a counter to mathematically arrive at an 'every other row' scheme? If so, I wonder if it would be possible to group/merge the rows by looking for a carriage return to establish a new table row. Thanks very much for the macro. I'll give it a try. Ed "Lene Fredborg" wrote in message ... I understood the explanation in the same way as explained by Suzanne in the latest post. If this is correct, I think that the macro below will convert your text to a table the way you want. Copy the macro and paste it into your Visual Basic editor. Before executing it, you must select _all_ the text you want to include in the table. The macro converts the text to a table with 4 columns (separated by your tabs). Then it merges cells two and two in order to have your two related lines inserted in the same table cell. You may need to change table borders, column widths, etc. afterwards. Sub ConvertToTable() Dim oTable As Table Dim n As Long Dim i As Long Set oTable = Selection.ConvertToTable(Separator:=vbTab, numcolumns:=4) With oTable For n = 1 To .Rows.Count / 2 For i = 1 To 4 .Cell(n, i).Range.Select Selection.MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=1, Extend:=wdExtend Selection.Cells.Merge Next i Next n .Cell(1, 1).Select End With set otable = nothing End Sub -- Regards Lene Fredborg DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In other words, you basically have a table created with tabs, as follows: Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4line break Field 1tabField 2tabField 3tabField 4paragraph break There's undoubtedly a way to do this programmatically, but I think I would be inclined to start by converting to a four-column table, separating at tabs. If the line breaks cause an issue, convert them to paragraph breaks first. Then merge cells vertically to group each pair of entries, using F4 to repeat the operation. Or create the groups visually using line spacing and application or omission of cell borders. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... What I an trying for is to flow two text rows into one table row. I already have 4 columns defined via embedded tabs. It's just that the two rows are related so I want them in their own table rows. So if I have 100 text rows, I would end up with 50 table rows, each with two rows of text inside, for all 4 columns. Sorry if I'm explaining this badly. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I think what you're asking is whether you can create a two-column table out of two-line text paragraphs, separating at the line break. I suspect not. Replace the line break (^l) with a paragraph break (^p) and then convert text to table, separating at paragraph breaks, but forcing a two-column table. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed Sheehan" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of rows with every other row terminated by a CR. The previous row is terminated by a manual line break. Can I convert text to table and have the two rows occupy one table row, with the end of the first row holding a soft return? I can manipulate these characters into something else if needed. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This is the first text row | Still the first row | - Not sure how to terminate here |This is the second text row | Still second | before conversion. |-----------------------------|---------------------| |This would be table row 2 | and so on | |Table row 2, text row 4 | and so on | |-----------------------------|---------------------| Thanks, Ed |
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