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    From douglas.parhamslp@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Sue Harris on Thu Jun 7 19:49:32 2018
    On Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 9:14:43 PM UTC-5, Sue Harris wrote:
    I know this is an old thread but I had exactly the same problem and found the solution on another thread so thought I would post here.

    Columns is the culprit. I had just one line at the top that had been set to 2 columns. I selected all in my document and set to one column and the problem is rectified.

    Hope this helps someone. :)

    On Monday, November 30, 2009 1:20 PM doiesile wrote:

    I was entering data in an ordinary table in portrait page setup and decided I
    needed to make the table wider so changed the page set up to landscape. As I
    added columns, towards the right the edge of the table edges disappear as well as the text in them. If I change to normal view or web layout view they
    are there and intact but print layout view and print preview cuts them off.

    I have tried select all and pasting into a new landscape document but the same
    thing happens cannot see the right edge.

    I have checked the margin sizes they all seem to be normal, I have fiddled about
    with them making them bigger and smaller, not much changes.

    it is incredibly frustrating, please help if you can!


    On Monday, November 30, 2009 1:24 PM doiesile wrote:

    I am using Word 2003

    "doiesile" wrote:


    On Monday, November 30, 2009 1:50 PM Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

    On the Table tab of Table Properties, set the table width to 100%.

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


    On Thursday, December 03, 2009 8:20 AM doiesile wrote:

    Thanks Suzanne but it has not worked. It has centered the table within the
    margins. The shaded blue area on the right margin is reaching a third of the
    way across the page. When I add columns it bunches them up within the same
    area. I pull out the edge of the table and the table moves over to the left
    and off the page and the edge of the table on the right still disappears.

    When I change the alignment of the table on the page to Right alignment, >>>> visually the table moves towards the left and disappears off the page >>>> (whereas to the right the edge of the page/paper is visible but the table
    border is not visible, mid column.

    I hope what I am saying makes written sense, it certainly does not make >>>> logical sense to me!

    If you have any more advice, I'd really appreciate it, I have got to fill this
    table to be able to tender to win some work!.

    Thanks so much.

    "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:


    On Thursday, December 03, 2009 8:47 AM Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

    Your mention of a "shaded blue area on the right margin" suggests that the
    document contains markup and you are in Final Showing Markup view, with >>>>> space allowed for the balloons. If you disable balloons in the Track Changes
    Options, do you still see a problem? Also, make sure that on the Table tab
    of Table Properties you have None set for text wrapping. If the table is
    wrapped, then that could be the cause of the problems. And be aware that,
    whenever you drag a table by its handle (as you have very likely done during
    this exercise), it becomes wrapped.

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


    On Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:11 AM doiesile wrote:

    Hi again, thanks for responding so quickly! There have definitely been no
    tracked changes in the document, no balloons or mark up. I have wrapped and
    unwrapped the table a few times already. I did not know about your last point
    but I have since checked and it is still unwrapped.

    I wish I could send you a screen print of how it looks or the document >>>>>> itself..

    Thanks for trying Suzanne, I will have to find another solution for my table.

    "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:


    On Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:19 AM Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

    You can send the document to me by email, and I will take a look. >>>>>>>
    --
    Suzanne S. Barnhill
    Microsoft MVP (Word)
    Words into Type
    Fairhope, Alabama USA
    http://word.mvps.org


    On Tuesday, December 08, 2009 11:45 PM Frustrated from Oz wrote:

    It would be good to understand if and how you fixed this as I have the same
    problem. thanks

    "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:


    On Tuesday, December 08, 2009 11:47 PM Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

    "doiesile" did not send the document to me, so I am still clueless about what
    is going on.

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


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    Thank you, Sue Harris. I know I am ten years late to this party, but that solved a table problem I have been struggling with for the last two months. I think I copied a template and it somehow affected my landscape tables in subsequent MS Word files.
    Very frustrating.

    Doug

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