Publisher Tables

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

Bert - 29 Oct 2003 22:22 GMT

Is there a way the size of a table can be locked in Publisher? I find that
the table resizes if I just touch one of the horizontal or vertical lines in
it. If I remember correctly you could only resize a table using the outside
bars in older versions of Publisher (97 or 98).

Thanks,

bert.

Reply to this Message

Ed Bennett - 29 Oct 2003 22:34 GMT

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

> Is there a way the size of a table can be locked in Publisher? I find
> that the table resizes if I just touch one of the horizontal or
> vertical lines in it. If I remember correctly you could only resize a
> table using the outside bars in older versions of Publisher (97 or
> 98).

Try holding down Shift as you resize (hold the Shift key before you start
dragging)

Signature

Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/
Before reading this message, view the disclaimer:
http://mvps.org/the_nerd/disclaim.htm

Reply to this Message

Bert - 29 Oct 2003 22:54 GMT

Thanks for the reply Ed. My problem is to prevent resizing. I am busy with a
crossword puzzle book and have created the crossword *templates* as tables.
Works very well. As many of the crosswords use the same template I have to
do a lot of copying and pasting and that's where my problem begins. As soon
as I select one and in the process accidentally click on one of the
horizontal or vertical lines it resizes. The fact that I am working at a 75%
view does not help either.

bert.

> After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message
> > Is there a way the size of a table can be locked in Publisher? I find
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Try holding down Shift as you resize (hold the Shift key before you start
> dragging)

Reply to this Message

Mary Sauer - 30 Oct 2003 00:04 GMT

Have you ever thought about putting the puzzle table in the background (master page)
and moving squares around on the foreground? If, as you say many of the puzzles have
the same template, it could be done. You could strike guidelines to help the
positioning.

Signature

Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/
http://www.mvps.org/msauer/getting_started.htm

> Thanks for the reply Ed. My problem is to prevent resizing. I am busy with a
> crossword puzzle book and have created the crossword *templates* as tables.
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> > Try holding down Shift as you resize (hold the Shift key before you start
> > dragging)

Reply to this Message

Bert - 29 Oct 2003 22:34 GMT

Sorry, forgot to mention that I am using Publisher 2002.

bert.

Reply to this Message

Myrna Larson - 31 Oct 2003 00:39 GMT

Have you tried using Edit/Undo after you've accidentally resized?

> Sorry, forgot to mention that I am using Publisher 2002.
>
> bert.

Reply to this Message

Ed Bennett - 31 Oct 2003 12:36 GMT

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

> Have you tried using Edit/Undo after you've accidentally resized?

Or even better, Ctrl-Z

Signature

Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/
Before reading this message, view the disclaimer:
http://mvps.org/the_nerd/disclaim.htm

Reply to this Message