table column line up problem

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Staroslav - 26 Apr 2005 13:15 GMT

Sometimes tables in Word get messed up and the columns don't line up
properly. Does any one know of a quick way to fix that problem? At this
point, I either have to recreate a portion or the whole table or fiddle
around with lines of columns until they "click" into place.
This happens more often than I wish, so any help will be greatly appreciated!

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Helmut Weber - 26 Apr 2005 14:27 GMT

Hi Staroslav,

the question is, what width sould the cell have?

This one adjusts all cells to the first cell in a column,
hoping, the first cell has the right width.
Other ways of coding might be preferable,
if higher performance is necessary.
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Dim c As Long ' column
Dim r As Long ' row
Dim w As Single ' width
With ActiveDocument.Tables(1)
For c = 1 To .Columns.Count
w = .Cell(r, 1).Width
For r = 2 To .Rows.Count
.Cell(r, c).Width = w
Next
Next
End With
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Greetings from Bavaria, Germany
Helmut Weber, MVP
"red.sys" & chr(64) & "t-online.de"
Word 2002, Windows 2000

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Staroslav - 26 Apr 2005 14:44 GMT

Thank you Helmut, this doesn't quite do it, but it gave me an idea that
should work. I need to write a macro that identifies the problem cell
(current selection), and sets its width as the cell right above it, which
should be the good cell. I guess cell index should be used to avoid mix up.
I'll try working on it.
vs

> Hi Staroslav,
>
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> "red.sys" & chr(64) & "t-online.de"
> Word 2002, Windows 2000

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