WD: Cannot Use Edit Repeat Table Formatting with Ruler

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

SYMPTOMS

When using the ruler mode and a mouse to format a table in Microsoft Word for Windows, The Repeat Table Formatting command is not available on the Edit menu.

Resizing the cells with the cursor has this same effect (no repeat).

WORKAROUND

To resize the table cells, use the Cell Height and Width command (Column Width command in Word versions 1.x-2.x) on the Table menu.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Word listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 316, 331- 333

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," version 1.x, page 369

Additional query words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2 winword word6 repeat 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c 1.x 1.1a 6.0c macword 6.0.1 7.0 word95 word7 word6 word8 word97 8.0 8.0 word2 classic

Keywords : kbformat
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a; WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; :
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb