Supid message when applying border "JN" <someone[ at ]somewhere.com> 26.08.2006 09:58:58 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

Re: Supid message when applying border "Jezebel" <warcrimes[ at ]whitehouse.gov> 26.08.2006 14:17:39 It means that the border width must be greater than or equal to 1pt, and not greater than 31pt. "JN" <someone[ at ]somewhere.com> wrote in message news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > 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 >

Re: Supid message when applying border "JN" <someone[ at ]somewhere.com> 26.08.2006 14:41:25 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[ at ]whitehouse.gov> wrote in message news:e7Mx3pRyGHA.4024[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > It means that the border width must be greater than or equal to 1pt, and > not greater than 31pt. > > > > > "JN" <someone[ at ]somewhere.com> wrote in message > news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336[ at ]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 >> > >

Re: Supid message when applying border "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 26.08.2006 14:53:48 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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jezebel" <warcrimes[ at ]whitehouse.gov> wrote in message news:e7Mx3pRyGHA.4024[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > It means that the border width must be greater than or equal to 1pt, and not > greater than 31pt. > > > > > "JN" <someone[ at ]somewhere.com> wrote in message > news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336[ at ]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 > > > >

Re: Supid message when applying border "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr[ at ]REMOVECAPSmvps.org> 26.08.2006 15:05:45 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 services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "JN" <someone[ at ]somewhere.com> wrote in message news:OLy652RyGHA.1304[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > 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[ at ]whitehouse.gov> wrote in message > news:e7Mx3pRyGHA.4024[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> It means that the border width must be greater than or equal to 1pt, and >> not greater than 31pt. >> >> >> >> >> "JN" <someone[ at ]somewhere.com> wrote in message >> news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336[ at ]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 >>> >> >> > >

Re: Supid message when applying border "Bob Buckland ?:-\)" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> 26.08.2006 20:47:27 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[ at ]somewhere.com> wrote in message news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336[ at ]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*

Re: Supid message when applying border "JN" <someone[ at ]somewhere.com> 27.08.2006 05:19:23 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[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > 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[ at ]somewhere.com> wrote in message > news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336[ at ]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* > >

Re: Supid message when applying border "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr[ at ]REMOVECAPSmvps.org> 27.08.2006 06:07:28 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[ at ]somewhere.com> wrote in message news:%23DWeghZyGHA.1256[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > 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[ at ]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[ at ]somewhere.com> wrote in message >> news:%23ixaEZPyGHA.4336[ at ]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* >> >> > >

RE: Supid message when applying border Michael S. 18.09.2006 15:52:01 Hi I had the same problem when trying to change the color of a table. No chance to fix it, it must be a bug! To solve the problem, just save your file as a rich text file (.rtf), close the document an re-open it with ms word. Save it again as a .doc file. Then it should work again. greetings michael "JN" wrote: [Quoted Text] > 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 > > >