Incorrect Bordering When Selection or Frame Contains a Table

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

Borders around a mixed selection of text and tables do not behave as expected in the following circumstances:

1. If you insert a table in the middle of a bordered paragraph, the bordered paragraph splits and Word for Windows does not apply border formatting to the table.

2. If you frame a selection of paragraphs that contains a table, one of the following occurs, depending on the position of the table in the frame:

       - If the table is the first item in the frame, Word applies border
         formatting only to the table.
   

         -or-
   

       - If the table is not the first item in the frame, Word applies
         border formatting to the frame and to each cell of the table.
   

   Note: If you position the insertion point in the table and choose Border from the Format menu, Word indicates that the table contains no border formatting. If you select None and choose OK, the border remains around each table cell.

3. If you apply border formatting to a selection that contains a table, Word borders the paragraphs above and below the table as two separate border boxes and applies border formatting to each cell of the table.

STATUS

We are researching these problems and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

Method 1: To place a single border around a selection that includes a

          table, use the following instructions to create the table as a
          separate, framed element, then position the table within the
          block of bordered text:

          1. From the View menu, choose Page Layout.

          2. On the ribbon, choose the Show/Hide button to display
             paragraph marks (for keyboard instructions, see page 9 in the
             Word for Windows "User's Guide").

          3. Type the text, minus the table, that you want to border.

          4. At the point where you want to insert the table, insert
             paragraph marks to create a place for the table. Make sure the
             space is big enough so there will be at least one paragraph
             mark above and below the table.

          5. Select the text and paragraph marks that you want to border.

          6. From the Insert menu, choose Frame.

          7. If necessary, choose Border from the Format menu and modify
             the border settings.

          8. Position the insertion point below the frame, in a blank
             paragraph.

          9. From the Table menu, choose Insert Table. Select the desired
             number of columns and rows and then choose OK.

         10. Select the table.

         11. From the Insert menu, choose Frame.

         12. From the Format menu, choose Border. Select the Grid option
             in the Preset box. Select the desired Line option and then
             choose OK.

         13. Cancel the table selection by clicking the mouse elsewhere in
             the document.

         14. Position the mouse pointer over the framed table until the
             pointer becomes a four-headed arrow. With the four-headed
             arrow, drag the framed table and drop it in the empty space
             you created in step 4 above. Make sure at least one paragraph
             mark appears above and below the framed table before you drop
             the table.

         15. View the document in print preview or print it to see the
             results.

          2. On the Drawing toolbar, change the Fill Color to None and set
             the Line Color/Line Style to whatever you'd like.

          3. Click the Rectangle button and draw box around the frame or
             table.

REFERENCES

Word for Windows "User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 9, 316, 363, 393