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MS Office Forum / Word / Tables / January 2008Automatic coloring of table cells
Please help; whenever I select and/or type into a Word 2007 Table Cell, the entire cell is colored dark blue and I cannot see the cursor or text. This is an incredible annoyance; I cannot find a way to turn the feature/annoyance off. This makes working with tables almost impossible and I use them daily; can someone please help me? Thank you in advance... Koja Is this a display issue only or do tables print with the dark blue color?  SignatureStefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP > Please help; whenever I select and/or type into a Word 2007 Table Cell, > the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > daily; > can someone please help me? Thank you in advance... Koja I have a client with the same issue also. clicking to select words or to place the cursor between letters as well as jus click within the plain area of a table will hightlight the whole cell, or whole table a dark blue. The more you click it, the darker it gets, to a point where it just stays. Clicking does not clear it regularly. It seems to clear randomly. It also happen when typing, then hitting enter. Its very odd, i've not seen this before We just installed office 07 for this user. Any help on this would be great! Justin Did you check the display settings in Control Panel? SignatureStefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP >I have a client with the same issue also. clicking to select words or to > place the cursor between letters as well as jus click within the plain [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > great! > Justin Yes. It's nothing so simplistim. I'm a network engineer so i've dealt with lots of desktop issues, but this is something I haven't seen before. This only appears to happen with office 07. I'll have to check some of the other user to see if I can discern a pattern.... Koja, was this a fresh install of office 2007 or did you upgrade to 2007 with a previous version already installed? Hi JT, Yes, not only was it a fresh install, but I also uninstalled Office 2003 before installing Office 2007. I have also tried saving the file as a 2003, but this does not seem to clear up the problem. I have tried opening tables saved previously in 2003 and they also exhibit the problem. I cannot find the cause either and am hoping to find answers here...... > Yes. It's nothing so simplistim. I'm a network engineer so i've dealt with > lots of desktop issues, but this is something I haven't seen before. This > only appears to happen with office 07. I'll have to check some of the other > user to see if I can discern a pattern.... Koja, was this a fresh install of > office 2007 or did you upgrade to 2007 with a previous version already > installed? Hi Stefan, Thank you for responding; in response to your question: It is just a disply problem... the color does not print. You can color the cell, but the dark blue also finally engulfes that as well and then you cannot read the type. I finally bought the book, "Using Word 2007 Special Edition" and tried everything I could find in resetting and troubleshooting, but still no change. It seems to be the same problem that JT has also asked about; however, I can click on another cell and run the page up and down and the blue will go away until a cell is clicked on again and then all goes dark blue!! > Is this a display issue only or do tables print with the dark blue color? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > daily; > > can someone please help me? Thank you in advance... Koja I'm trying to play with the settings on my clients PC remotly, so far, to no avail. Koja, have you tried removing work from office only while leaving the other programs in. Then rebooting and reinstalling word again? I will have to wait to try this on monday when i'll be on site. I'm hoping some setting will or glitch will be reset. Other clients in the office do not seem to exibit the same behavior, even ones with a similar setup....still trying to figure out how to fix this.... JT Koja and whisper, can you check your toolbar in word and tell me how many items are in there? (It's the customizeable bar that sites above or below the large bar, and has the one click shortcut for save, and undo, and things like that?) By default it has 3 or 4. JT I gather that you are referring to the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in Word 2007? It can also be moved below the ribbon (which is handy when you've added a lot more buttons). By default it has buttons for Save, Undo (with a dropdown), and Redo according to the reference at http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/asstvid.aspx?assetid=XT100766331033&vwidt h=1044&vheight=788&type=flash&CTT=11&Origin=HA100744321033, but a printout I have of the UI also shows a button for FilePrintDefault. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA > Koja and whisper, can you check your toolbar in word and tell me how many > items are in there? (It's the customizeable bar that sites above or below [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > JT Hi Suzanne, I started out with just a few, but I could not leave it alone and have added everything that I am used to to the Quick Access toolbar and have placed it above and below the ribbon.... thank you. Koja > I gather that you are referring to the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in Word > 2007? It can also be moved below the ribbon (which is handy when you've [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > JT I don't have Word 2007 installed yet, but every time I use one of my custom buttons in Word 2003, I think about how much I'll have to add to the QAT. The power users have different QATs in different templates, and eventually maybe I'll figure that out as well. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA > Hi Suzanne, > I started out with just a few, but I could not leave it alone and have [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> > >> > JT Suzanne, Thanks, yeah, that was the name I was looking for! Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) Koja and Whisper, Can you tell me how many buttons you have in the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)? How many have you added etc..? Koja, let me know before you ty to reinstalling office. reinstalling word did nothing for me, so don't bother. and no, I don't think the version has anything to do with it. I may have an answer, but let me know regarding the question above. JT Hi JT, Mine is know full, I have been banging my head against to wall and using the program for work and college classes. If it was not for the extra features and my hard head, I would almost go back to 2003! Anyway, because I am trying different things, I currently have loads of items on the "tool bar" or ribbon as I guess it is now called. Koja > Koja and whisper, can you check your toolbar in word and tell me how many > items are in there? (It's the customizeable bar that sites above or below the > large bar, and has the one click shortcut for save, and undo, and things like > that?) By default it has 3 or 4. > > JT Hi JT, No, I have not tried re-installing Word... I will try 1st) re-installing just Word; then 2nd) Reinstalling the entire Office Package. I was also thinking today (dangerous, I know) that I purchased "Office Pro Plus Win32" through the Univ. of Phoenix as a student package. Do you think there is any tie there? Thanks again... Koja > I'm trying to play with the settings on my clients PC remotly, so far, to no > avail. Koja, have you tried removing work from office only while leaving the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > JT I am having the exact same problem. Have tried formatting, etc. and it just keeps getting darker. It's VERY frustrating as I work in tables frequently. Any help will be appreciated. > Please help; whenever I select and/or type into a Word 2007 Table Cell, the > entire cell is colored dark blue and I cannot see the cursor or text. This is > an incredible annoyance; I cannot find a way to turn the feature/annoyance > off. This makes working with tables almost impossible and I use them daily; > can someone please help me? Thank you in advance... Koja Hi Whisper, I cannot figure it out... It seems that the problem is widespread, but it does not affect all installations. I have installed all updates and do so automatically; I run current anti-Virus & Spyware software. I have a coworker that runs XP, Office 2007, and Macafee (anti-Virus software), but does not have the issue. Out of curiosity, what virus software are you running.... I am running Norton and Webroot, but am thinking of dropping Webroot as the subscription has expired; oh, I also run MS Defender. Note: The problem seems to be table specific and does not show up in Excel, etc. I want to try shutting all of that down, and trying Word and see in that has anything to do with it; I doubt it, but one never knows when/where the conflicts can strike. I'll keep the thread posted... Koja > I am having the exact same problem. Have tried formatting, etc. and it just > keeps getting darker. It's VERY frustrating as I work in tables frequently. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > off. This makes working with tables almost impossible and I use them daily; > > can someone please help me? Thank you in advance... Koja Sorry if you already answered that Koja, I think I was looking at an old reply. -OK, click on the little pull down menu for the Quick Access Toolbar -choose more commands -on the right under your toolbar window, click the reset button (this will undo all of your cutomization, sorry) -click ok. -make sure the Quick Access Toolbar has only the 3 (I think its 3) default icons -exit word, reopen word -create a new table as a test, and try to get it to darken the cells again. Let me know what happens! JT Resetting the Quick Access Toolbar solved the problem. Thanks! JT, that worked !!! I did a print screen of my customized access bar so I could quickly add them back in. Thank you so much, that was extremely frustrating. But how interesting that the customized bar would have such an influence. Go figure. I've re-customized the bar and tables still seem to work OK. Thanks again...Whisper > Sorry if you already answered that Koja, I think I was looking at an old > reply. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > JT JT, yesterday the problem seemed to be solved, but I'm working in another table today and the problem has returned. I did re-customize my Quick Access toolbar. I'll re-set it AGAIN, but I simply must have my shortcuts !! Why click 3 times when I can click 1 time? I'm wondering if Koja ended up with the same problem after she reset her QAT? Thanks for any help, Whisper > Sorry if you already answered that Koja, I think I was looking at an old > reply. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > JT Hi Whisper, I reset the QAT and it cleared the problem, but like you I am used to the shortcuts and will start adding them again. Because of the problem returning to your system, I can only assume the there is a conflict with one or more short-cuts, or the quantity added... I had quite a few. I like the new Word, but really liked the toolbars in Word 2003 much better, thet were so easy and quick to use!! Thanks again and I will post what happens as I start to add short-cuts again. I apologize for the delay in responding to everyone... I lost my father this last week and things have been very hectic. I will try to post soon... Thanks again for everyone's support, Koja > JT, yesterday the problem seemed to be solved, but I'm working in another > table today and the problem has returned. I did re-customize my Quick Access [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > > > JT JT, That did it!!! Thank you for figuring the problem out... I like what I was setting up and will watch how things interact in the future. Thank you again, Koja > Sorry if you already answered that Koja, I think I was looking at an old > reply. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > JT Sorry for the really late reply all! I stopped getting notifications on this thread for some reason.....anyway, if you guys or anyone else is still checking on this thread, this problem is a confirmed issue from microsoft. Apparently there is a limit on how many items in the quick access bar. It has to do with the added value of each shortcut exceeding some sort of limit and causing the issue. MS said they coudn't say exactly how many shortcuts is too many because each shortcut may have a different value. So you just kind of have to add them until you have the problem, then take one off. This is a pretty bad glitch if you ask me. I hope that they make this one of the priorites on their updates. > JT, > That did it!!! [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > > > JT Hi JT! Thank you, it worked for me. I'm so happy other people met the same awfull BLUE CELL experience! I hope it will stay away if I restore my quick launch toolbar! > Sorry for the really late reply all! I stopped getting notifications on this > thread for some reason.....anyway, if you guys or anyone else is still [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > > > > JT JT, I agree, this is a BIG glitch ! And drives me crazy! I'll reset my quick access bar YET AGAIN and see if it works. And just add back a shortcut at a time. Thanks for the update. > Sorry for the really late reply all! I stopped getting notifications on this > thread for some reason.....anyway, if you guys or anyone else is still [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > > > > JT |
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