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by - delegate Peggy-ann [1 post] (2008 Mar 3 Mon, 16:07) Reply

how do you lock a table cell so that it doesn't expand as you type?

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RE: word 2007 - table cells

by - trainer Mara silver contributer [73 posts] (2008 Mar 9 Sun, 19:32) Reply

Hello Peggy-ann,
I hope you enjoyed your PowerPoint training session with us.

Regarding your question, I want to be sure I understand what you are asking. It sounds like you would like for your table in Word to act like an Excel spreadsheet, where the text is entered, but not visible unless you click on the cell. Is this correct? If so, unfortunately this is not possible in Word. For this capability, you are better off using Excel. You can always mimic the appearance of a Word document in Excel by removing gridlines (Tools > Options > [view tab] untick Gridlines).

I hope this resolves your question. If it has, please mark this question as resolved. If you require further assistance, please reply to this post. And please feel free to ask any other questions you may have.

Have a great day.

Regards,
Mara
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Trainer

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