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Q195368: WD97: Drag-and-Drop Edit Won’t Swap Positions of 2 Table Rows

Article: Q195368
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbualink97 kbdta winword word97 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
========

When you drag a row to the row beneath it, the contents of the rows remain
unchanged.

NOTE: If you select all the cells in a row but do not select the final cell mark
(visible if you click the Show All button on the toolbar), dragging these cells
to another row deletes the text of the second row.

For example, if you select row 1 and drag it to row 2, the table stays the same.

  Before dragging row 1 to row 2       After dragging row 1 to row 2
                                       (no difference)

    -------                              -------
   | row 1 |  --                        | row 1 |
    -------     |                        -------
   | row 2 | <--                        | row 2 |
    -------                              -------
   | row 3 |                            | row 3 |
    -------                              -------

However, if you select row 1 and drag it to row 3, the table now looks like
this:

  Before dragging row 1 to row 2       After dragging row 1 to row 3
                                       (first two rows swap places)

    -------                              -------
   | row 1 |  --                        | row 2 | <--
    -------     |                        -------     |
   | row 2 |    |                       | row 1 | <--
    -------     |                        -------
   | row 3 | <--                        | row 3 |
    -------                              -------

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1
--------

Place the insertion point in the first row, and press ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW. It is
not necessary to select the row before doing this.

Method 2
--------

Select the lower row and drag it up to the first row.

Example:

  Before dragging row 2 to row 1       After dragging row 2 to row 1
                                       (rows 2 and 1 trade places)

    -------                              -------
   | row 1 | <--                        | row 2 | <--
    -------     |                        -------     |
   | row 2 |  --                        | row 1 | <--
    -------                              -------
   | row 3 |                            | row 3 |
    -------                              -------

MORE INFORMATION
================

To select the entire row of a table, move the mouse pointer to the left of the
table and click once. Or click a cell in the table and then click Select Row on
the Table menu.

This same problem occurs within unmarked, bulleted, or numbered lists.

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Keywords          : kbualink97 kbdta winword word97 kbtable 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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