Problem with text alignment when using bullets in a table

We have a three column table with multiple rows. In some rows there will be
a paragraph of normal text, followed by 3 or 4 bulleted lines of text. In
the next two adjacent columns we need to line up text with the bulleted
infomation. The table settings appear to be the same, as does the spacing
before and after text in the format paragraph menu.

Can you tell me how to line up the text?

Thanks,
Debbie

The best way to do it would be to have each bulleted item in a row of its
own and to merge cells in other columns if necessary.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"jnpa-debbie" wrote in message
...
We have a three column table with multiple rows. In some rows there will
be
a paragraph of normal text, followed by 3 or 4 bulleted lines of text. In
the next two adjacent columns we need to line up text with the bulleted
infomation. The table settings appear to be the same, as does the spacing
before and after text in the format paragraph menu.

Can you tell me how to line up the text?

Thanks,
Debbie

Hi Doug,
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, that's not possible with the
information that we have. You stated that's "the best way". Is there
another way?

Thanks again,
Debbie

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

The best way to do it would be to have each bulleted item in a row of its
own and to merge cells in other columns if necessary.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"jnpa-debbie" wrote in message
...
We have a three column table with multiple rows. In some rows there will
be
a paragraph of normal text, followed by 3 or 4 bulleted lines of text. In
the next two adjacent columns we need to line up text with the bulleted
infomation. The table settings appear to be the same, as does the spacing
before and after text in the format paragraph menu.

Can you tell me how to line up the text?

Thanks,
Debbie

As you have probably have tried, you can try to align the text with blank
paragraphs, but usually this does not work very well.
To repeat Doug's suggestion, I very often use additional rows for sentences
that must align, but instead of merging after, I tend to "turn-off" the
corresponding border between the cells, so when printed it looks like one
cell. To ensure that these cells remain together, use "Keep with next" (from
the Format, Paragraph options) applied to the text in the furthest-left cell.
This may not be elegant, but it will nesure your alignment of the text for
each bullet point.
Hope this is clear as mud.
Best of luck
DeanH

"jnpa-debbie" wrote:

Hi Doug,
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, that's not possible with the
information that we have. You stated that's "the best way". Is there
another way?

Thanks again,
Debbie

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

The best way to do it would be to have each bulleted item in a row of its
own and to merge cells in other columns if necessary.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"jnpa-debbie" wrote in message
...
We have a three column table with multiple rows. In some rows there will
be
a paragraph of normal text, followed by 3 or 4 bulleted lines of text. In
the next two adjacent columns we need to line up text with the bulleted
infomation. The table settings appear to be the same, as does the spacing
before and after text in the format paragraph menu.

Can you tell me how to line up the text?

Thanks,
Debbie

Hi Dean,

Thanks for the info. I had emailed my fellow roundtable members and got
this suggestion as well, though they didn't mention the "Keep with next"
idea. That could be very useful.

Thanks again,
Debbie

"DeanH" wrote:

As you have probably have tried, you can try to align the text with blank
paragraphs, but usually this does not work very well.
To repeat Doug's suggestion, I very often use additional rows for sentences
that must align, but instead of merging after, I tend to "turn-off" the
corresponding border between the cells, so when printed it looks like one
cell. To ensure that these cells remain together, use "Keep with next" (from
the Format, Paragraph options) applied to the text in the furthest-left cell.
This may not be elegant, but it will nesure your alignment of the text for
each bullet point.
Hope this is clear as mud.
Best of luck
DeanH

"jnpa-debbie" wrote:

Hi Doug,
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, that's not possible with the
information that we have. You stated that's "the best way". Is there
another way?

Thanks again,
Debbie

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

The best way to do it would be to have each bulleted item in a row of its
own and to merge cells in other columns if necessary.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"jnpa-debbie" wrote in message
...
We have a three column table with multiple rows. In some rows there will
be
a paragraph of normal text, followed by 3 or 4 bulleted lines of text. In
the next two adjacent columns we need to line up text with the bulleted
infomation. The table settings appear to be the same, as does the spacing
before and after text in the format paragraph menu.

Can you tell me how to line up the text?

Thanks,
Debbie

The suggestion about merging was not intended to apply to any of the cells
in which the text was required to be aligned. Rather to any other cells in
an another column of the table where the text might be required to extend
across what would otherwise be a cell boundary.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"DeanH" wrote in message
...
As you have probably have tried, you can try to align the text with blank
paragraphs, but usually this does not work very well.
To repeat Doug's suggestion, I very often use additional rows for
sentences
that must align, but instead of merging after, I tend to "turn-off" the
corresponding border between the cells, so when printed it looks like one
cell. To ensure that these cells remain together, use "Keep with next"
(from
the Format, Paragraph options) applied to the text in the furthest-left
cell.
This may not be elegant, but it will nesure your alignment of the text for
each bullet point.
Hope this is clear as mud.
Best of luck
DeanH

"jnpa-debbie" wrote:

Hi Doug,
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, that's not possible with the
information that we have. You stated that's "the best way". Is there
another way?

Thanks again,
Debbie

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

The best way to do it would be to have each bulleted item in a row of
its
own and to merge cells in other columns if necessary.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"jnpa-debbie" wrote in message
...
We have a three column table with multiple rows. In some rows there
will
be
a paragraph of normal text, followed by 3 or 4 bulleted lines of
text. In
the next two adjacent columns we need to line up text with the
bulleted
infomation. The table settings appear to be the same, as does the
spacing
before and after text in the format paragraph menu.

Can you tell me how to line up the text?

Thanks,
Debbie

Thanks, Doug. We don't need to merge anything as nothing extends across cell
boundaries. Dean's suggestion works, it will just be time consuming since we
have a multipage document with multiple tables. I'm just happy that it works.

Debbie

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

The suggestion about merging was not intended to apply to any of the cells
in which the text was required to be aligned. Rather to any other cells in
an another column of the table where the text might be required to extend
across what would otherwise be a cell boundary.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"DeanH" wrote in message
...
As you have probably have tried, you can try to align the text with blank
paragraphs, but usually this does not work very well.
To repeat Doug's suggestion, I very often use additional rows for
sentences
that must align, but instead of merging after, I tend to "turn-off" the
corresponding border between the cells, so when printed it looks like one
cell. To ensure that these cells remain together, use "Keep with next"
(from
the Format, Paragraph options) applied to the text in the furthest-left
cell.
This may not be elegant, but it will nesure your alignment of the text for
each bullet point.
Hope this is clear as mud.
Best of luck
DeanH

"jnpa-debbie" wrote:

Hi Doug,
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, that's not possible with the
information that we have. You stated that's "the best way". Is there
another way?

Thanks again,
Debbie

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

The best way to do it would be to have each bulleted item in a row of
its
own and to merge cells in other columns if necessary.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"jnpa-debbie" wrote in message
...
We have a three column table with multiple rows. In some rows there
will
be
a paragraph of normal text, followed by 3 or 4 bulleted lines of
text. In
the next two adjacent columns we need to line up text with the
bulleted
infomation. The table settings appear to be the same, as does the
spacing
before and after text in the format paragraph menu.

Can you tell me how to line up the text?

Thanks,
Debbie