cell alignment reverts to previous value on close.

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JoeP

When I set cell alignment to (for example) lower right, and save the file, I
would have expected to see it be lower right again when I re-open the file,
but it seems not.... what might I be doing wrong????

Thanks!
Joe
 
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Cindy M -WordMVP-

Hi =?Utf-8?B?Sm9lUA==?=,
When I set cell alignment to (for example) lower right, and save the file, I
would have expected to see it be lower right again when I re-open the file,
but it seems not.... what might I be doing wrong????
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Which version of Word do you have? What file format are you saving in (look
very carefully at the bottom-most dropdown box in the File/Save As dialog box)?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
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JoeP

I'm working with Word 2002, and the file format is Word Document (*.doc)

Thanks for the response, and any help you can offer!
Joe
 
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Cindy M -WordMVP-

Hi =?Utf-8?B?Sm9lUA==?=,
I'm working with Word 2002, and the file format is Word Document (*.doc)
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I can't imagine what this would be if you're saving as a word Document (rather than
RTF or Word6/95 format).

If you hold CTRL and start Word, insert a table, add some text and format the
cells, then save, close and open it again...

Do you still see the problem, or has it gone away?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Marabeth

I'm having the exact same problem. I have many tables in a document, all of
which were created using a user-defined table format. The formatting of
centering a cell will revert back to right-aligned on close. Is this because
it is using the default properties for the table (which are right-aligned)?
If so, how can I override it? Any help is much appreciated!!
 
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Cindy M -WordMVP-

Hi =?Utf-8?B?TWFyYWJldGg=?=,
I'm having the exact same problem. I have many tables in a document, all of
which were created using a user-defined table format. The formatting of
centering a cell will revert back to right-aligned on close. Is this because
it is using the default properties for the table (which are right-aligned)?
Click to expand...
The most "obvious" reason that occurs to me for what you describe is:

The cell alignment is set by a paragraph style. And in Tools/Template and
Addins, the checkbox to update styles on open is activated. So the formatting
is resetting to the style definition.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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