Table Cell Formatting with Borders Is Inconsistent

 Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q60847
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

Microsoft Word for Windows is not consistent when formatting borders in a table. The formatting of a cell will overwrite the formatting of the cells to the right and left, but may not overwrite the formatting of the adjacent cells above and below.

MORE INFORMATION

The following sample steps reproduce this problem:

Example 1

  1. Format row 2 with a Single Top border.

  2. Format row 1 with a Bottom border of None.

Result: A Single border appears between rows 1 and 2.

Example 2

  1. Format row 2 with a Single Top border

  2. Format row 1 with a Thick Bottom border.

  3. Format row 1 with a Bottom border of None.

Result: No border appears between rows 1 and 2.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: kbformat
Additional query words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword word6
Keywords : kbformat
Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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