WD97: How to Set Table Width to Percentage of Browser Window
ID: Q159866
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the
registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden system files in
the Windows folder.
SUMMARY
Microsoft Word 97 saves Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tables in a fixed
width. This article describes how to save an HTML table with a width that
equals a percentage of the window width.
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make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before
you edit the registry.
When you save a Microsoft Word 97 in HTML format, a table in the document
is saved as a fixed width table by default. When you view the document
with
a Web browser, you may be unable to see the right side of the table unless
you scroll right. You can avoid having to scroll through the window to
view
portions of the table, by adding the PercentageTableWidth option to the
Windows registry. This option saves the table using a percentage so that
the table automatically adjusts to the size of the browser window.
To add the PercentageTableWidth option to the registry, do the following:
- Quit all applications.
- Click the Windows Start button, and then click Run.
- In the Open dialog box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks),
and then click OK.
- Go to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text Converters
Export\HTML
The status bar will display the following:
My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text
Converters\Export\HTML
- Click the HTML key to select it.
- On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File, type a file name,
and then click Save.
- On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.
- Type Options, and then press ENTER.
The Options key should be selected.
- On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click String Value.
- Type PercentageTableWidth and then press ENTER.
The PercentageTableWidth string name is selected.
- On the Edit menu, click Modify.
- In the Edit String dialog box, type "1" (without the quotation marks),
and then click OK.
- On the Registry menu, click Exit.
When you restart Word, new settings will be stored in the registry key.
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Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
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