WD97: Multiple Line Table Row In Text Box Won't Break

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Some text in a multiple-line table row disappears in a text box.

WORKAROUND

Use the following methods:

Method 1: Force the table row to break to the next linked text box by

           inserting additional blank lines, or removing unnecessary
           lines before the table.

           rows break.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

If a table row is large and expands to several lines, Microsoft Word permits that row to break across page breaks, if needed. When this happens, part of the table row would be on one page of the document and the remainder of the same table row would be on the next page of the document. This behavior of Word tables is selected by default. To check this option, select the Word table then, on the Table menu, click Cell Height and Width, then select the Row tab. The option that allows for this behavior is "Allow Row To Break Across Pages."

This behavior is not supported inside Text Boxes.

A single-line table row breaks from one text box to the next linked text box, as expected. However, a multiple-line table row does not break from one text box to the next linked text box until the entire table row is forced out of the current text box. This behavior causes a multiple-line table row to be chopped off until the entire table row is forced to the next linked text box.