Word for Windows: Subscript Text Is Cutoff in a Table

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

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you apply subscript character formatting to text within a table, the bottom portion of the subscript text is cut off on the display and in the printed document. This problem occurs regardless of the setting selected in the Line Spacing box.

If you are running Word for Windows in Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, tables cut off the bottom portion of the subscript text on the display. Printed results depend on the print driver. For example, the PostScript print driver version 3.5 cuts off the subscript text, while the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet III driver version 3.89 prints the subscript text correctly.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, format the line containing the subscript formatting with the following line spacing:

Word for Windows version 2.0

1. From the Format menu, select Paragraph.

2. In the Spacing box, select .05 li in the After box, then select 3 pt or a larger value in the At box, and choose the OK button.

Word for Windows version 6.0

1. From the Format menu, select Paragraph.

2. Be sure the Indents and Spacing tab is selected.

3. In the Spacing box, type in 1 point (the default increment if you click on the up & down arrows is 6 points). This will correct the problem even if the subscript is not on the last line of text in the cell.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 146-147, 315-318