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Table formatting in Word 2003
How to format a whole column - but only one, not the whole table - for
decimals (2)? The top cell shpuld be centered but the following cells in the very same column should be decimals. Thank you. |
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Gilbertaue,
The only way to achieve this is (I think) to insert formfields in your cells. Then you can set your 2 decimals. If it is a matter of aligning numbers with decimals then you can use a decimal tab in the cells. Just select them and click on the exact position in the ruler, no need to tab to the position itself, Word will automatically apply the decimal tab. Luc "gilbertaue" schreef in bericht ... How to format a whole column - but only one, not the whole table - for decimals (2)? The top cell shpuld be centered but the following cells in the very same column should be decimals. Thank you. |
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Thank you, it is a question of alignment. The problem: I am able to set the
decimal tab. But as soon as I try to set a centre formatting in the header cell, the whole column behaves strangely, part of the entered decimal values are vanishing and the decimal tab is set in ALL columns. Any suggestions, please? "Luc" wrote: Gilbertaue, The only way to achieve this is (I think) to insert formfields in your cells. Then you can set your 2 decimals. If it is a matter of aligning numbers with decimals then you can use a decimal tab in the cells. Just select them and click on the exact position in the ruler, no need to tab to the position itself, Word will automatically apply the decimal tab. Luc "gilbertaue" schreef in bericht ... How to format a whole column - but only one, not the whole table - for decimals (2)? The top cell shpuld be centered but the following cells in the very same column should be decimals. Thank you. |
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Gilbertaue,
Oh I see, maybe the normal style is updating automatically. Try this click in the paragraph just beneath your table, activate the styles and formatting task pane, click on the arrow next to the normal style, choose change, see way down under if there is a check against update automatically and remove if if so. Now try again, does it work now? Luc "gilbertaue" schreef in bericht ... Thank you, it is a question of alignment. The problem: I am able to set the decimal tab. But as soon as I try to set a centre formatting in the header cell, the whole column behaves strangely, part of the entered decimal values are vanishing and the decimal tab is set in ALL columns. Any suggestions, please? "Luc" wrote: Gilbertaue, The only way to achieve this is (I think) to insert formfields in your cells. Then you can set your 2 decimals. If it is a matter of aligning numbers with decimals then you can use a decimal tab in the cells. Just select them and click on the exact position in the ruler, no need to tab to the position itself, Word will automatically apply the decimal tab. Luc "gilbertaue" schreef in bericht ... How to format a whole column - but only one, not the whole table - for decimals (2)? The top cell shpuld be centered but the following cells in the very same column should be decimals. Thank you. |
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Table formatting in Word 2003
Thank you. Yes and no
1) Yes, it aligns properly, but still ALL columns are decimal aligned; but I can remove the decimal alignment in these columns where I don't need it, BUT I have to do it cell by cell. 2) No, I still cannot centre align the header cell: Text is vanishing when I try to do it; clicking a second time on the centre alignment symbol will bring back text - but in decimal align. WordPerfect is in this instance easier. Regards Aue "Luc" wrote: Gilbertaue, Oh I see, maybe the normal style is updating automatically. Try this click in the paragraph just beneath your table, activate the styles and formatting task pane, click on the arrow next to the normal style, choose change, see way down under if there is a check against update automatically and remove if if so. Now try again, does it work now? Luc "gilbertaue" schreef in bericht ... Thank you, it is a question of alignment. The problem: I am able to set the decimal tab. But as soon as I try to set a centre formatting in the header cell, the whole column behaves strangely, part of the entered decimal values are vanishing and the decimal tab is set in ALL columns. Any suggestions, please? "Luc" wrote: Gilbertaue, The only way to achieve this is (I think) to insert formfields in your cells. Then you can set your 2 decimals. If it is a matter of aligning numbers with decimals then you can use a decimal tab in the cells. Just select them and click on the exact position in the ruler, no need to tab to the position itself, Word will automatically apply the decimal tab. Luc "gilbertaue" schreef in bericht ... How to format a whole column - but only one, not the whole table - for decimals (2)? The top cell shpuld be centered but the following cells in the very same column should be decimals. Thank you. |
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Table formatting in Word 2003
If you've set a decimal tab in the entire column, you'll need to remove it
from the heading cell before center-aligning that cell. -- 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. "gilbertaue" wrote in message ... Thank you. Yes and no 1) Yes, it aligns properly, but still ALL columns are decimal aligned; but I can remove the decimal alignment in these columns where I don't need it, BUT I have to do it cell by cell. 2) No, I still cannot centre align the header cell: Text is vanishing when I try to do it; clicking a second time on the centre alignment symbol will bring back text - but in decimal align. WordPerfect is in this instance easier. Regards Aue "Luc" wrote: Gilbertaue, Oh I see, maybe the normal style is updating automatically. Try this click in the paragraph just beneath your table, activate the styles and formatting task pane, click on the arrow next to the normal style, choose change, see way down under if there is a check against update automatically and remove if if so. Now try again, does it work now? Luc "gilbertaue" schreef in bericht ... Thank you, it is a question of alignment. The problem: I am able to set the decimal tab. But as soon as I try to set a centre formatting in the header cell, the whole column behaves strangely, part of the entered decimal values are vanishing and the decimal tab is set in ALL columns. Any suggestions, please? "Luc" wrote: Gilbertaue, The only way to achieve this is (I think) to insert formfields in your cells. Then you can set your 2 decimals. If it is a matter of aligning numbers with decimals then you can use a decimal tab in the cells. Just select them and click on the exact position in the ruler, no need to tab to the position itself, Word will automatically apply the decimal tab. Luc "gilbertaue" schreef in bericht ... How to format a whole column - but only one, not the whole table - for decimals (2)? The top cell shpuld be centered but the following cells in the very same column should be decimals. Thank you. |
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Gelbertaue,
As Suzanne already explained, you cannot have both a decimal tab and center align in the same cell, Word will only apply the centering. Usually you can eliminate the decimal tab by selecting the columns/cells and hitting ctrl+q. Luc "gilbertaue" schreef in bericht ... Thank you. Yes and no 1) Yes, it aligns properly, but still ALL columns are decimal aligned; but I can remove the decimal alignment in these columns where I don't need it, BUT I have to do it cell by cell. 2) No, I still cannot centre align the header cell: Text is vanishing when I try to do it; clicking a second time on the centre alignment symbol will bring back text - but in decimal align. WordPerfect is in this instance easier. Regards Aue "Luc" wrote: Gilbertaue, Oh I see, maybe the normal style is updating automatically. Try this click in the paragraph just beneath your table, activate the styles and formatting task pane, click on the arrow next to the normal style, choose change, see way down under if there is a check against update automatically and remove if if so. Now try again, does it work now? Luc "gilbertaue" schreef in bericht ... Thank you, it is a question of alignment. The problem: I am able to set the decimal tab. But as soon as I try to set a centre formatting in the header cell, the whole column behaves strangely, part of the entered decimal values are vanishing and the decimal tab is set in ALL columns. Any suggestions, please? "Luc" wrote: Gilbertaue, The only way to achieve this is (I think) to insert formfields in your cells. Then you can set your 2 decimals. If it is a matter of aligning numbers with decimals then you can use a decimal tab in the cells. Just select them and click on the exact position in the ruler, no need to tab to the position itself, Word will automatically apply the decimal tab. Luc "gilbertaue" schreef in bericht ... How to format a whole column - but only one, not the whole table - for decimals (2)? The top cell shpuld be centered but the following cells in the very same column should be decimals. Thank you. |
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