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
When you convert a Word for Windows table to text and separate the text
with commas, Word adds an extra space after each comma.
MORE INFORMATION
Workarounds
- Convert the table to text.
- Select Separate Text With Tabs.
- Use the Replace command on the Edit menu to replace the tabs with
commas.
-or-
- Convert the table to text.
- Select Separate Text With Commas.
- Use the Replace command to replace the comma+space combination with
just a comma.
Steps to Reproduce Problem
- From the Table menu, choose Insert Table.
- Set Number Of Columns to 3, Number Of Rows to 1, and choose the OK
button.
- Type a word in each cell.
- From the Table menu, choose Select Table.
- From the Table menu, choose Convert Table To Text.
- Select Separate Text With Commas and choose the OK button.
Result: Word inserts extra spaces, one after each comma separating the
words. This will cause problems if the converted table is a Word for
Windows data document used in a print merge, since the header record
(first row in the data document) cannot contain any spaces.
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