Tab-Delimited Text Converted to Table Format in WinWord 2.0

ID: Q82183

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you convert text separated by tabs to table format, the resulting table does not reformat from margin to margin. The table columns display based on the width between the tab stops. (If no tabs are set, the column width is determined by the default tab settings.)

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. From the File menu, choose New, then choose the OK button.

2. Type a word, press the TAB key, type another word, press the TAB

   key, type another word, then press ENTER.

3. Repeat step 2.

4. From the Edit menu, choose Select All.

5. From the Table menu, choose Convert Table to Text.

The table consists of three columns, and the column width is determined by the tab stops.

Note: This behavior does not occur in Word for Windows version 1.x; tab-delimited text converts to a table the width of the text area.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbtable Additional query words: 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c word6 winword 6.0 winword2

Keywords          : kbtable 
Version           : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998