Troubleshoot text in tables

I can't see all my text

You need to unlock the table's size so that the cells expand to fit your text. Do one or both of the following:

On the Table menu, click Grow to Fit Text to add a check mark.

For diagonally divided cells, position the mouse pointer over the row or column boundary until you see the Adjust pointer, and then drag the boundary.

My text won't fit into the table cell.

You can adjust the cell margins or the size of the text.

Decrease the width of cell margins

  1. Select the cells you want to change.
  2. Right-click the table, and then click Format Table.
  3. In the Format Table dialog box, click the Cell Properties tab.
  4. Under Margins, enter the margins you want.

Decrease the font size

  1. Select the text you want to change.
  2. On the Formatting toolbar, enter a size in the Font Size box.

My table gets bigger when I add text

The Grow to Fit Text box, which unlocks the table's size, is selected on the Table menu. To adjust the existing table, you can use one of the following methods.

Resize the entire table

  1. Select the table.
  2. Position the mouse pointer over a selection handle until you see the Resize icon, and then drag to resize.

Resize columns or rows

  1. Select the rows or columns you want to change.
  2. Position the mouse pointer over the row or the column boundary until you see the Adjust pointer.

  3. Drag the boundary of the row or column to a new position.

Resize cell margins

  1. Select the cells you want to change.
  2. Right-click the table, and then click Format Table.
  3. In the Format Table dialog box, click the Cell Properties tab.
  4. Under Margins, enter the margins you want.

I can't get text to wrap in cells.

  1. Select the cells you want to change.

  2. Right-click the table, and then click Format Table.

  3. In the Format Table dialog box, click Layout.

  4. Select the text wrapping options you want, and then click OK.