(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:58 am
Post subject: Supid message when applying border Archived from groups: microsoft>public>word>tables (more info?)
Hi. I have a large document which has a few tables in it.
I am trying to outline each table with a blue line.
I highlight the table, click BORDERS AND SHADING, but I only get the shading
tab and when I try and click Borders I get this message:
The measurement must be between 1 pt and 31 pt.
What on earth is that supposed to mean???
I'm getting the message on any other of the tables and cells and rows.
Hope someone can help
J
(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:47 pm
Post subject: Re: Supid message when applying border [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hi JN,
What version of Word and how are you selecting the table.
The 1-31pt range appears in Format=>Borders and Shading in
the /Borders\ tab under options when 'paragraph' is the selection rather than table and in the /Page border\ tab Options dialog.
In the original message it appears that you want to apply a blue line to the outside of each table. It's possible that 'table'
isn't the selected area?
==========
<<"JN" <someone DeleteThis @somewhere.com> wrote in message news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
Hi. I have a large document which has a few tables in it.
I am trying to outline each table with a blue line.
I highlight the table, click BORDERS AND SHADING, but I only get the shading
tab and when I try and click Borders I get this message:
The measurement must be between 1 pt and 31 pt.
What on earth is that supposed to mean???
I'm getting the message on any other of the tables and cells and rows.
Hope someone can help
J >>
--
Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:56 pm
Post subject: Re: Supid message when applying border [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
It means that the border width must be greater than or equal to 1pt, and not
greater than 31pt.
"JN" <someone RemoveThis @somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi. I have a large document which has a few tables in it.
> I am trying to outline each table with a blue line.
> I highlight the table, click BORDERS AND SHADING, but I only get the
> shading tab and when I try and click Borders I get this message:
> The measurement must be between 1 pt and 31 pt.
> What on earth is that supposed to mean???
> I'm getting the message on any other of the tables and cells and rows.
> Hope someone can help
> J
>
(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:56 pm
Post subject: Re: Supid message when applying border [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks. ok so it applies to the border line.
So how do you make it between 1pt and 31 pt if you can't get into the border
tab to do it?
"Jezebel" <warcrimes DeleteThis @whitehouse.gov> wrote in message
news:e7Mx3pRyGHA.4024@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> It means that the border width must be greater than or equal to 1pt, and
> not greater than 31pt.
>
>
>
>
> "JN" <someone DeleteThis @somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hi. I have a large document which has a few tables in it.
>> I am trying to outline each table with a blue line.
>> I highlight the table, click BORDERS AND SHADING, but I only get the
>> shading tab and when I try and click Borders I get this message:
>> The measurement must be between 1 pt and 31 pt.
>> What on earth is that supposed to mean???
>> I'm getting the message on any other of the tables and cells and rows.
>> Hope someone can help
>> J
>>
>
>
(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:56 pm
Post subject: Re: Supid message when applying border [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
It actually applies to the space between the border and the text, but it is
decidedly a bug, as JN points out, when you can't get to the Border and
Shading Options dialog to change it.
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Words into Type
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"Jezebel" <warcrimes.TakeThisOut@whitehouse.gov> wrote in message
news:e7Mx3pRyGHA.4024@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> It means that the border width must be greater than or equal to 1pt, and
not
> greater than 31pt.
>
>
>
>
> "JN" <someone.TakeThisOut@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > Hi. I have a large document which has a few tables in it.
> > I am trying to outline each table with a blue line.
> > I highlight the table, click BORDERS AND SHADING, but I only get the
> > shading tab and when I try and click Borders I get this message:
> > The measurement must be between 1 pt and 31 pt.
> > What on earth is that supposed to mean???
> > I'm getting the message on any other of the tables and cells and rows.
> > Hope someone can help
> > J
> >
>
>
(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:56 pm
Post subject: Re: Supid message when applying border [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
The maxiumum width of a border line is 6pts, so the between 1 and 31pts is
not referring to that.
In you original post, you said that you only got the Shading tab. Where
then are you clicking when you try and click BORDERS?
Was this document created from scratch in Word or did it originate from some
other source.
--
Hope this helps.
Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
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"JN" <someone.DeleteThis@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks. ok so it applies to the border line.
> So how do you make it between 1pt and 31 pt if you can't get into the
> border tab to do it?
>
>
> "Jezebel" <warcrimes.DeleteThis@whitehouse.gov> wrote in message
> news:e7Mx3pRyGHA.4024@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> It means that the border width must be greater than or equal to 1pt, and
>> not greater than 31pt.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "JN" <someone.DeleteThis@somewhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi. I have a large document which has a few tables in it.
>>> I am trying to outline each table with a blue line.
>>> I highlight the table, click BORDERS AND SHADING, but I only get the
>>> shading tab and when I try and click Borders I get this message:
>>> The measurement must be between 1 pt and 31 pt.
>>> What on earth is that supposed to mean???
>>> I'm getting the message on any other of the tables and cells and rows.
>>> Hope someone can help
>>> J
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:19 am
Post subject: Re: Supid message when applying border [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks all.
I'm working on Word 2003
The table was copied from an Excel 03 spreadsheet.
I was able to use the Boarder Icon on the toolbar to overide the existing
blue boarder and then I could open the Border tab of the Borders & Shading
dialog box.
But when I went to put a thicker border with the options there, I got the
same message. None of them worked. Even the thinnest one and black.
Obviously this is a glitch. I've given up on it. Annoying though
Thanks a lot anyway
J
"Bob Buckland ?" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote
in message news:eDIlJDVyGHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi JN,
>
> What version of Word and how are you selecting the table.
>
> The 1-31pt range appears in Format=>Borders and Shading in
> the /Borders\ tab under options when 'paragraph' is the selection rather
> than table and in the /Page border\ tab Options dialog.
>
> In the original message it appears that you want to apply a blue line to
> the outside of each table. It's possible that 'table'
> isn't the selected area?
>
> ==========
> <<"JN" <someone.DeleteThis@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi. I have a large document which has a few tables in it.
> I am trying to outline each table with a blue line.
> I highlight the table, click BORDERS AND SHADING, but I only get the
> shading
> tab and when I try and click Borders I get this message:
> The measurement must be between 1 pt and 31 pt.
> What on earth is that supposed to mean???
> I'm getting the message on any other of the tables and cells and rows.
> Hope someone can help
> J >>
> --
> Bob Buckland ? > MS Office System Products MVP
>
> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
>
(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:07 am
Post subject: Re: Supid message when applying border [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
I can't reproduce the problem with a table that originates from the same
source.
--
Hope this helps.
Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"JN" <someone RemoveThis @somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:%23DWeghZyGHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Thanks all.
> I'm working on Word 2003
> The table was copied from an Excel 03 spreadsheet.
> I was able to use the Boarder Icon on the toolbar to overide the existing
> blue boarder and then I could open the Border tab of the Borders & Shading
> dialog box.
> But when I went to put a thicker border with the options there, I got the
> same message. None of them worked. Even the thinnest one and black.
> Obviously this is a glitch. I've given up on it. Annoying though
> Thanks a lot anyway
> J
>
> "Bob Buckland ?" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote
> in message news:eDIlJDVyGHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi JN,
>>
>> What version of Word and how are you selecting the table.
>>
>> The 1-31pt range appears in Format=>Borders and Shading in
>> the /Borders\ tab under options when 'paragraph' is the selection rather
>> than table and in the /Page border\ tab Options dialog.
>>
>> In the original message it appears that you want to apply a blue line to
>> the outside of each table. It's possible that 'table'
>> isn't the selected area?
>>
>> ==========
>> <<"JN" <someone RemoveThis @somewhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hi. I have a large document which has a few tables in it.
>> I am trying to outline each table with a blue line.
>> I highlight the table, click BORDERS AND SHADING, but I only get the
>> shading
>> tab and when I try and click Borders I get this message:
>> The measurement must be between 1 pt and 31 pt.
>> What on earth is that supposed to mean???
>> I'm getting the message on any other of the tables and cells and rows.
>> Hope someone can help
>> J >>
>> --
>> Bob Buckland ? >> MS Office System Products MVP
>>
>> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>>
>>
>
>
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