Word 2007 1 char wide columns

[tonyb61]

I'm using Word 2007, and have a table with 4 columns. Two of the columns are
1.75cm wide, but they only allow me to type 1 character in a cell before
wrapping to the next line, so I get
|f |
|o |
|o |
in a cell no matter how small the characters. The cells are aligned top
left.

What formatting problem is going on here ?

Tony

 

[Jay Freedman]

Probably the paragraphs within those table cells have a right indent
that's large enough to make the text width zero or nearly so.

Select the columns. Click the little button in the bottom right corner
of the Paragraph group on the Home ribbon to open the Paragraph
dialog. Set the indents to 0cm.

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[tonyb61]

Hi Jay,
The indents are 0cm already, and the cell is left aligned. That's why I'm
puzzled what to do....

Tony

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Tony,

Another place to check is the cell margins (a.k.a. "padding"). Click
in one of the affected cells and go to Table Tools > Layout >
Properties, then click the Options button in the dialog. The default
values are 0 for top and bottom, and 0.19 cm left and right. Maybe the
right margin is set too large?

If you can't spot anything, and you don't mind sending me a copy of
the document, I'll take a look at it.