DOCUMENT:Q244437  08-MAY-2002  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Splitting Rightmost Cell in Table Loses Some Format
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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If any cell in the rightmost column of a Word table has a style applied and you
split the cell, the resulting leftmost cell does not have all of the applied
style's formatting, yet the rightmost cell shows the style as applied.

NOTE: This problem does not occur if you use the drawing tool to split the cell.


RESOLUTION
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To resolve the problem described in this article, obtain and install the latest
Microsoft Word 97 update from the following Microsoft Web site:

   http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/Wd97mcrs.aspx

IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft Word 97 post-service release fixes are cumulative. The
latest update contains all of the fixes since Service Release 2. If you install
the latest update for Word 97, you do not need to install any other updates
after Service Release 2.

For additional information about the fixes included in the latest update for Word
97, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

   Q265374 WD97: Post Service Release Fixes for Word 97




STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: word97

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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