How do I wrap text within cells of a table in Word 2007?

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aleve21

Is it possible in Office '07 (Word) to wrap text within cells of a table? I
can't seem to find that option anywhere. When I write a long sentence of
text, it just keeps pushing the cell out horizontally, instead of wrapping
text and expanding vertically. If I lock the column width, it won't allow me
to write any more text.
 
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marysia69

aleve21 said:
Is it possible in Office '07 (Word) to wrap text within cells of a table? I
can't seem to find that option anywhere. When I write a long sentence of
text, it just keeps pushing the cell out horizontally, instead of wrapping
text and expanding vertically. If I lock the column width, it won't allow me
to write any more text.
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marysia69

aleve21 said:
Is it possible in Office '07 (Word) to wrap text within cells of a table? I
can't seem to find that option anywhere. When I write a long sentence of
text, it just keeps pushing the cell out horizontally, instead of wrapping
text and expanding vertically. If I lock the column width, it won't allow me
to write any more text.
Click to expand...
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

For a start, turn off auto resizing (Table Properties | Table | Options).
That should be all that's required, but if that doesn't suffice, go to Table
Properties | Cell | Options and make sure "Wrap text" is selected.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
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