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Q168062: WD97: Table Row Does Not Increase to Show All Vertical Text

Article: Q168062
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage kbtable
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you change the Text Direction of text inside of a table cell to a vertical
orientation, the table cell may not be resized enough to show all of your text.
If you have more than a few lines of text, the text may be cut off when it is
rotated vertically.

CAUSE
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The height of the table row changes from an Auto setting to an At least 56.7 pt
setting when you change the text orientation of the text in the cell to
vertical.

WORKAROUND
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Change the height of the table row containing the vertically oriented text by
using one of the following methods.

Method 1: Using Menu Commands
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1. Position the insertion point in the table row you want to correct.

2. On the Table menu, click Select Row.

3. On the Table menu, click "Cell Height and Width."

4. Click the Row tab.

5. In the At box, increase the setting of the row height to a value that will
  accommodate the amount of rotated text in the table cells and click OK.

Method 2: Using the Mouse
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Move the insertion point to the bottom border of the affected row. When the
insertion point turns into two parallel lines with arrows pointing both upward
and downward, click the mouse and move it down to increase the cell height to
the proper setting.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES
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For additional information about the resetting of row heights, please see the
following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q166452 Table Row Height Set To At Least After Vertical Merge

  Q165882 WD97: Bottom Table Row Will Not Resize With Mouse

  Q165906 Table Row Can't Be Displayed If Larger Than Page Height

For more information about "adjusting the height of a table row," click the
Office Assistant, type "table row height" (without the quotation marks), click
Search, and then click "Change the row height in a table."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words: 97 word97 cropped cutoff hidden

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Keywords          : kbusage kbtable 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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