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Q197760: WD97: Vertical Cell Alignment Lost Pasting to Word for Windows

Article: Q197760
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta 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
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In Microsoft Excel, if you copy cells that are formatted for center or bottom
vertical alignment, and you paste the cells into a Word document, the height of
the cell remains the same, but Word places the text at the top of the cell. In
other words, the vertical alignment formatting is lost.

CAUSE
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Versions of Word for Windows earlier than Word 97 do not support vertical
alignment for table cells. Word 97 does support vertical table cell alignment;
however, the vertical formatting is lost when cells are pasted from Microsoft
Excel.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use the Center Vertically button on the Tables And
Borders toolbar to re-apply the vertical centering. To do this, use the
following steps:

1. If the Tables And Borders toolbar is not visible, point to Toolbars and click
  Tables And Borders on the View menu.

2. In the table, select the cells to format for vertical centering.

3. On the Tables And Borders toolbar, click Center Vertically.

Additional query words:

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

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