Space Between Fields When Table Converted to Text with Commas
ID: Q94353
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The information in this article applies to:
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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 INFORMATIONWorkarounds
- Convert the table to text.
- Select Separate Text With Tabs.
- Use the Replace command on the Edit menu to replace the tabs with
commas.
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- 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.
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
Issue type :
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