WinWord: Table Cannot be Selected from the Style Area

ID: Q79785

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, you cannot manipulate or select a table from within an expanded style area.

1. Open a Word for Windows document. From the View menu, choose

   Normal.

2. From the Tools menu, choose Options. Select the View category, and

   set the Style Area Width to 1". Choose the OK button.

3. From the Table menu, choose Insert Table, and choose the OK button

   to accept the default settings.

4. Position the mouse pointer above the left border of the table until

   it becomes a column marker. Hold down the left mouse button, and drag
   the column marker into the style area.

At this point, the table cannot be selected from the style area. Clicking the mouse makes the cursor become a column marker.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbtable Additional reference words: area split line pointer 2.0 6.0 6.0a 6.0c word6 winword winword2

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

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998