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Old December 16th, 2005, 04:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
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Default Restore Word2002 "merge tables" capability to Word200x

In Word2002, users can join, merge, append two adjoining tables by simply
deleting the paragraph mark between them.
In Word2003 this cannot be done - at least using the normal "table
management" tools a regular Word table user has developed.
Please restore this capability to future versions of Word.

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Old December 16th, 2005, 08:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
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Default Restore Word2002 "merge tables" capability to Word200x

It certainly can be done in Word 2003. I don't know what you are talking
about.

--
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

"Gail" wrote in message
...
In Word2002, users can join, merge, append two adjoining tables by simply
deleting the paragraph mark between them.
In Word2003 this cannot be done - at least using the normal "table
management" tools a regular Word table user has developed.
Please restore this capability to future versions of Word.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ic.word.tables



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Old October 11th, 2006, 11:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Jen
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Default Restore Word2002 "merge tables" capability to Word200x

And how is it done then? Because I am not able to do it in Word 2003 like I
was able to do it in Word 2000.
Very unhelpful.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

It certainly can be done in Word 2003. I don't know what you are talking
about.

--
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

"Gail" wrote in message
...
In Word2002, users can join, merge, append two adjoining tables by simply
deleting the paragraph mark between them.
In Word2003 this cannot be done - at least using the normal "table
management" tools a regular Word table user has developed.
Please restore this capability to future versions of Word.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ic.word.tables




  #4  
Old October 12th, 2006, 10:16 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Stefan Blom
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Default Restore Word2002 "merge tables" capability to Word200x

Make sure that both tables have "Text wrapping" set to "None" (in
Table | Table Properties, Table tab) before trying to delete the
paragraph mark between them.

You may also want to press the ¶ button on the Standard toolbar to
display paragraph marks (¶); this makes the deletion easier, since you
can see what you are doing.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Jen" wrote in message
...
And how is it done then? Because I am not able to do it in Word

2003 like I
was able to do it in Word 2000.
Very unhelpful.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

It certainly can be done in Word 2003. I don't know what you are

talking
about.

--
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

"Gail" wrote in message
...
In Word2002, users can join, merge, append two adjoining tables

by simply
deleting the paragraph mark between them.
In Word2003 this cannot be done - at least using the normal

"table
management" tools a regular Word table user has developed.
Please restore this capability to future versions of Word.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds

to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,

click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,

follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based

Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.


http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ic.word.tables






  #5  
Old April 25th, 2007, 04:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
RoxSn
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Default Restore Word2002 "merge tables" capability to Word200x

Neither of these worked for me in Word 2007 but I did get it to work by
"cutting" the table that would not merge, add a row to the table I want the
rows to add into, and "paste rows" in front of that last new row. This was
very frustrating because the tables would NOT merge with all settings the
same, no formatting, no wrapping, nothing I did worked except this. Maybe
this will help someone else struggling with this problem.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Make sure that both tables have "Text wrapping" set to "None" (in
Table | Table Properties, Table tab) before trying to delete the
paragraph mark between them.

You may also want to press the ¶ button on the Standard toolbar to
display paragraph marks (¶); this makes the deletion easier, since you
can see what you are doing.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Jen" wrote in message
...
And how is it done then? Because I am not able to do it in Word

2003 like I
was able to do it in Word 2000.
Very unhelpful.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

It certainly can be done in Word 2003. I don't know what you are

talking
about.

--
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

"Gail" wrote in message
...
In Word2002, users can join, merge, append two adjoining tables

by simply
deleting the paragraph mark between them.
In Word2003 this cannot be done - at least using the normal

"table
management" tools a regular Word table user has developed.
Please restore this capability to future versions of Word.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds

to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,

click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,

follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based

Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.


http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ic.word.tables







  #6  
Old January 7th, 2010, 07:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Gary
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Default Restore Word2002 "merge tables" capability to Word200x

I have the same problem. I have checked:
1. wrap not set
2. table width the same
3. table position on page (eg indent, left margin) is the same

The symptom of the problem is that the line where the two tables meet is
wavy instead of being straight

Happy New Year/gary

"RoxSn" wrote:

Neither of these worked for me in Word 2007 but I did get it to work by
"cutting" the table that would not merge, add a row to the table I want the
rows to add into, and "paste rows" in front of that last new row. This was
very frustrating because the tables would NOT merge with all settings the
same, no formatting, no wrapping, nothing I did worked except this. Maybe
this will help someone else struggling with this problem.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Make sure that both tables have "Text wrapping" set to "None" (in
Table | Table Properties, Table tab) before trying to delete the
paragraph mark between them.

You may also want to press the ¶ button on the Standard toolbar to
display paragraph marks (¶); this makes the deletion easier, since you
can see what you are doing.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Jen" wrote in message
...
And how is it done then? Because I am not able to do it in Word

2003 like I
was able to do it in Word 2000.
Very unhelpful.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

It certainly can be done in Word 2003. I don't know what you are

talking
about.

--
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

"Gail" wrote in message
...
In Word2002, users can join, merge, append two adjoining tables

by simply
deleting the paragraph mark between them.
In Word2003 this cannot be done - at least using the normal

"table
management" tools a regular Word table user has developed.
Please restore this capability to future versions of Word.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds

to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,

click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,

follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based

Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.


http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ic.word.tables







  #7  
Old January 7th, 2010, 02:05 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Restore Word2002 "merge tables" capability to Word200x

Also make sure that none of the rows except the top row(s) in the top table
are designated as heading rows.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"gary" wrote in message
...
I have the same problem. I have checked:
1. wrap not set
2. table width the same
3. table position on page (eg indent, left margin) is the same

The symptom of the problem is that the line where the two tables meet is
wavy instead of being straight

Happy New Year/gary

"RoxSn" wrote:

Neither of these worked for me in Word 2007 but I did get it to work by
"cutting" the table that would not merge, add a row to the table I want
the
rows to add into, and "paste rows" in front of that last new row. This
was
very frustrating because the tables would NOT merge with all settings the
same, no formatting, no wrapping, nothing I did worked except this. Maybe
this will help someone else struggling with this problem.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Make sure that both tables have "Text wrapping" set to "None" (in
Table | Table Properties, Table tab) before trying to delete the
paragraph mark between them.

You may also want to press the ¶ button on the Standard toolbar to
display paragraph marks (¶); this makes the deletion easier, since you
can see what you are doing.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Jen" wrote in message
...
And how is it done then? Because I am not able to do it in Word
2003 like I
was able to do it in Word 2000.
Very unhelpful.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

It certainly can be done in Word 2003. I don't know what you are
talking
about.

--
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

"Gail" wrote in message
...
In Word2002, users can join, merge, append two adjoining tables
by simply
deleting the paragraph mark between them.
In Word2003 this cannot be done - at least using the normal
"table
management" tools a regular Word table user has developed.
Please restore this capability to future versions of Word.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds
to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,
click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based
Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.


http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ic.word.tables








 




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