Space Between Fields When Table Converted to Text with Commas

ID: Q94353


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

  1. Convert the table to text.


  2. Select Separate Text With Tabs.


  3. Use the Replace command on the Edit menu to replace the tabs with commas.


-or-

  1. Convert the table to text.


  2. Select Separate Text With Commas.


  3. Use the Replace command to replace the comma+space combination with just a comma.


Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. From the Table menu, choose Insert Table.


  2. Set Number Of Columns to 3, Number Of Rows to 1, and choose the OK button.


  3. Type a word in each cell.


  4. From the Table menu, choose Select Table.


  5. From the Table menu, choose Convert Table To Text.


  6. 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.

Additional query words: 1.0 1.10a 2.0 2.0a-cd word6 winword 6.0 winword2

Keywords : kbtable
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a,2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: December 22, 1999
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