Border error message regarding pt size

It isn't complaining about the width of the border. Somehow you've gotten a
bad setting for a page border.

In the Format > Borders and Shading dialog, go to the Page Border tab and
click the Options button at the lower right. Each of the four boxes in the
Margins group must be set to a number between 1 and 31 pt. (If this is set
wrong, it doesn't matter that the Page Border itself is set to None.)

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Laura Kay wrote:
> I'm trying to format borders in a table and the error messge "The
> measurement must be between 1 pt and 31 pt" appears.
>
> I've changed the pt size to 1 pt but it doesn't help. It's only in
> this one document. If I cut and paste to a new document the borders
> function works fine. Unfortunately, it's a huge document and I can't
> copy the whole thing to a new document. Anyone have experience or a
> solution with this?

Thank you Jay. Your answer was specific and much appreciated!
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-Laura


"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> It isn't complaining about the width of the border. Somehow you've gotten a
> bad setting for a page border.
>
> In the Format > Borders and Shading dialog, go to the Page Border tab and
> click the Options button at the lower right. Each of the four boxes in the
> Margins group must be set to a number between 1 and 31 pt. (If this is set
> wrong, it doesn't matter that the Page Border itself is set to None.)
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> Laura Kay wrote:
> > I'm trying to format borders in a table and the error messge "The
> > measurement must be between 1 pt and 31 pt" appears.
> >
> > I've changed the pt size to 1 pt but it doesn't help. It's only in
> > this one document. If I cut and paste to a new document the borders
> > function works fine. Unfortunately, it's a huge document and I can't
> > copy the whole thing to a new document. Anyone have experience or a
> > solution with this?
>
>
>

Hi Jay, I am having the same error, however the error occurs when you try to get into the 'page borders' tab, and Word won't let me enter the tab to change the settings. Any idea on how to get around this? Thanks, Dave

Hi Dave, I have the same problem. Did you get a response? Thanks Chris

"David Henschel" wrote:

> Hi Jay, I am having the same error, however the error occurs when you try to get into the 'page borders' tab, and Word won't let me enter the tab to change the settings. Any idea on how to get around this? Thanks, Dave
>
>
>

I am having the same error, however the error occurs when you try to get into
the 'page borders' tab, and Word won't let me enter the tab to change the
settings. Any idea on how to get around this?

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> It isn't complaining about the width of the border. Somehow you've gotten a
> bad setting for a page border.
>
> In the Format > Borders and Shading dialog, go to the Page Border tab and
> click the Options button at the lower right. Each of the four boxes in the
> Margins group must be set to a number between 1 and 31 pt. (If this is set
> wrong, it doesn't matter that the Page Border itself is set to None.)
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> Laura Kay wrote:
> > I'm trying to format borders in a table and the error messge "The
> > measurement must be between 1 pt and 31 pt" appears.
> >
> > I've changed the pt size to 1 pt but it doesn't help. It's only in
> > this one document. If I cut and paste to a new document the borders
> > function works fine. Unfortunately, it's a huge document and I can't
> > copy the whole thing to a new document. Anyone have experience or a
> > solution with this?
>
>
>

Larry Dees was telling us:
Larry Dees nous racontait que :

> I am having the same error, however the error occurs when you try to
> get into the 'page borders' tab, and Word won't let me enter the tab
> to change the settings. Any idea on how to get around this?

Try running this macro, you can change the distances (in points):

Sub SetPageBorderDistance()

With Selection.Sections(1)
With .Borders
.DistanceFromTop = 15
.DistanceFromLeft = 15
.DistanceFromBottom = 15
.DistanceFromRight = 15
End With
End With

End Sub

If you need help with using a macro:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/macrosvba/CreateAMacro.htm


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