Table columns in Microsoft Word automatically resize to fit text or graphics. If you type a word that is longer than the width of the column, the column adjusts to accommodate the text. If you don't want your columns to resize when you type, click in the table, click Table Properties on the Table menu, and then click the Table tab. Click Options, and then clear the Automatically resize to fit contents check box.
My table doesn't change size with my window.
If you set your table to automatically resize when you change your window size, make sure that you are viewing your document in Web layout view. Tables do not resize in normal view, print layout view, or outline view.
I inserted a table and now my line count is inaccurate.
If a single table row splits at a page break, Microsoft Word sometimes shows an inaccurate line count on the status bar for those lines on the new page that fall outside the row. If you must have an accurate line count, you can prevent table rows from breaking across pages.
Part of the text is hidden inside a table cell.
- You might need to adjust the indentations within the cell. Click in the cell. On the Format menu, click Paragraph, click the Indents and Spacing tab, and then specify new measurements under Indentation.
- You might have set an exact row height that's smaller than the text you are trying to display. Click in the cell. On the Table menu, click Table Properties, and then click the Row tab. In the Row height is box, click At least.
If you clear the Specify height check box, Microsoft Word will automatically adjust the height to the contents.
My table shows gray borders that do not print.
By default, when you create a table, it has a black ½-pt border that prints. If you remove this border, gray gridlines still appear. These gridlines do not print. If you want to print the lines in your table, you must add a border. If you do not want the gridlines to show in your document, click Hide Gridlines on the Table menu.
My table is cut off at the end of a page.
You might have text wrapping applied to the table. If you want the table to span more than one page, you must remove text wrapping. Click the table. On the Table menu, click Table Properties, and then click the Table tab. Under Text wrapping, click None.
My table snaps to the left or right when I try to move it.
You might be viewing your document in Web layout view and have text wrapping applied to your table. If you are not working on a Web page, switch to normal view or print layout view. If you are working on a Web page and want to move the table, you must first remove text wrapping. Click the table. On the Table menu, click Table Properties, and then click the Table tab. Under Text wrapping, click None.
I can't insert a tab stop inside a table cell.
- Press CTRL+TAB.
I modified a table style and all the tables in my document changed.
If you modify an existing table style, all the tables in a document based on that style will change. To avoid changing other tables in your document, create a new style rather than modify an existing style. To create a new style, click New Style in the Styles and Formatting task pane.