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Tables Properties|Cell|Options|Fit Text
Lenox 12/10/2008 2:00:02 AM
Using Word 2003 does the "Fit Text" option cause text to shrink on overflow?
If not what does it do? and I can't get it to work if that is what it's
supposed to do.

Thanks
Lenox
Re: Tables Properties|Cell|Options|Fit Text
grammatim <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> 12/10/2008 4:49:20 AM
Not sure what you're referring to -- "AutoFit to Text" makes the
column width shrink (or expand) to accommodate the longest string of
unbreakable characters (usually a whole word) anywhere in a column.

On Dec 9, 9:00 pm, Lenox <Le...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
[Quoted Text]
> Using Word 2003 does the "Fit Text" option cause text to shrink on overflow?  
> If not what does it do? and I can't get it to work if that is what it's
> supposed to do.
>
> Thanks
> Lenox

Re: Tables Properties|Cell|Options|Fit Text
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/10/2008 6:24:10 AM
He's referring to the "Fit text" option in Cell Options in Table Properties.
It should reduce the font size to fit the cell.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"grammatim" <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message
news:4da00216-3360-4e40-86a4-220e5611f810[ at ]m15g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
Not sure what you're referring to -- "AutoFit to Text" makes the
column width shrink (or expand) to accommodate the longest string of
unbreakable characters (usually a whole word) anywhere in a column.

On Dec 9, 9:00 pm, Lenox <Le...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
[Quoted Text]
> Using Word 2003 does the "Fit Text" option cause text to shrink on
> overflow?
> If not what does it do? and I can't get it to work if that is what it's
> supposed to do.
>
> Thanks
> Lenox



Re: Tables Properties|Cell|Options|Fit Text
Lenox 12/10/2008 1:10:05 PM
Exactly. I found that it works only if the text is one continuous sentence.
If there is a carriage return it does not shrink. Is there any way to change
that? We use it in mail merge for labels and if an address is too long it
just gets truncated. Wrapping is not an option in this case. Any
suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks
Lenox

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> He's referring to the "Fit text" option in Cell Options in Table Properties.
> It should reduce the font size to fit the cell.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "grammatim" <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:4da00216-3360-4e40-86a4-220e5611f810[ at ]m15g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
> Not sure what you're referring to -- "AutoFit to Text" makes the
> column width shrink (or expand) to accommodate the longest string of
> unbreakable characters (usually a whole word) anywhere in a column.
>
> On Dec 9, 9:00 pm, Lenox <Le...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Using Word 2003 does the "Fit Text" option cause text to shrink on
> > overflow?
> > If not what does it do? and I can't get it to work if that is what it's
> > supposed to do.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Lenox
>
>
>
>
Re: Tables Properties|Cell|Options|Fit Text
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/10/2008 3:29:36 PM
By "carriage return" I imagine you mean a paragraph break. Do you get the
same results if you use a line break (Shift+Enter) instead?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Lenox" <Lenox[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4E9E1ECC-306B-4A13-AFD6-81467A807363[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> Exactly. I found that it works only if the text is one continuous
> sentence.
> If there is a carriage return it does not shrink. Is there any way to
> change
> that? We use it in mail merge for labels and if an address is too long it
> just gets truncated. Wrapping is not an option in this case. Any
> suggestions are appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Lenox
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> He's referring to the "Fit text" option in Cell Options in Table
>> Properties.
>> It should reduce the font size to fit the cell.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> http://word.mvps.org
>>
>> "grammatim" <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:4da00216-3360-4e40-86a4-220e5611f810[ at ]m15g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
>> Not sure what you're referring to -- "AutoFit to Text" makes the
>> column width shrink (or expand) to accommodate the longest string of
>> unbreakable characters (usually a whole word) anywhere in a column.
>>
>> On Dec 9, 9:00 pm, Lenox <Le...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> > Using Word 2003 does the "Fit Text" option cause text to shrink on
>> > overflow?
>> > If not what does it do? and I can't get it to work if that is what it's
>> > supposed to do.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Lenox
>>
>>
>>
>>
>


Re: Tables Properties|Cell|Options|Fit Text
Lenox 12/11/2008 2:03:01 AM
Yes. Paragraph Break. I'm showing my age.

I don't think I can (or at least don't know how to) control those (line
break, paragraph break) in an address block that's created through a mail
merge. Can it be done?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> By "carriage return" I imagine you mean a paragraph break. Do you get the
> same results if you use a line break (Shift+Enter) instead?
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "Lenox" <Lenox[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4E9E1ECC-306B-4A13-AFD6-81467A807363[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > Exactly. I found that it works only if the text is one continuous
> > sentence.
> > If there is a carriage return it does not shrink. Is there any way to
> > change
> > that? We use it in mail merge for labels and if an address is too long it
> > just gets truncated. Wrapping is not an option in this case. Any
> > suggestions are appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Lenox
> >
> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >
> >> He's referring to the "Fit text" option in Cell Options in Table
> >> Properties.
> >> It should reduce the font size to fit the cell.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >> Words into Type
> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >> http://word.mvps.org
> >>
> >> "grammatim" <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message
> >> news:4da00216-3360-4e40-86a4-220e5611f810[ at ]m15g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
> >> Not sure what you're referring to -- "AutoFit to Text" makes the
> >> column width shrink (or expand) to accommodate the longest string of
> >> unbreakable characters (usually a whole word) anywhere in a column.
> >>
> >> On Dec 9, 9:00 pm, Lenox <Le...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> > Using Word 2003 does the "Fit Text" option cause text to shrink on
> >> > overflow?
> >> > If not what does it do? and I can't get it to work if that is what it's
> >> > supposed to do.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> > Lenox
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
Re: Tables Properties|Cell|Options|Fit Text
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/11/2008 2:21:24 AM
If you're using the "Address Block" merge field, then no, you can't control
them, but if you insert each merge field (First Name, Last Name, etc.)
manually, you can use line breaks. Alternatively, after merging you can
replace ^p with ^l (lowercase L). This won't affect the last line because
labels, as table cells, have an end-of-cell marker instead of a paragraph
break at the end.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Lenox" <Lenox[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7BE27983-0353-40EA-B5A6-2D12FB7927A9[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> Yes. Paragraph Break. I'm showing my age.
>
> I don't think I can (or at least don't know how to) control those (line
> break, paragraph break) in an address block that's created through a mail
> merge. Can it be done?
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> By "carriage return" I imagine you mean a paragraph break. Do you get the
>> same results if you use a line break (Shift+Enter) instead?
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> http://word.mvps.org
>>
>> "Lenox" <Lenox[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4E9E1ECC-306B-4A13-AFD6-81467A807363[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > Exactly. I found that it works only if the text is one continuous
>> > sentence.
>> > If there is a carriage return it does not shrink. Is there any way to
>> > change
>> > that? We use it in mail merge for labels and if an address is too long
>> > it
>> > just gets truncated. Wrapping is not an option in this case. Any
>> > suggestions are appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Lenox
>> >
>> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>> >
>> >> He's referring to the "Fit text" option in Cell Options in Table
>> >> Properties.
>> >> It should reduce the font size to fit the cell.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> >> Words into Type
>> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> >> http://word.mvps.org
>> >>
>> >> "grammatim" <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:4da00216-3360-4e40-86a4-220e5611f810[ at ]m15g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
>> >> Not sure what you're referring to -- "AutoFit to Text" makes the
>> >> column width shrink (or expand) to accommodate the longest string of
>> >> unbreakable characters (usually a whole word) anywhere in a column.
>> >>
>> >> On Dec 9, 9:00 pm, Lenox <Le...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >> > Using Word 2003 does the "Fit Text" option cause text to shrink on
>> >> > overflow?
>> >> > If not what does it do? and I can't get it to work if that is what
>> >> > it's
>> >> > supposed to do.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> > Lenox
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>



Re: Tables Properties|Cell|Options|Fit Text
Lenox 12/11/2008 1:19:01 PM

Thanks very much but it didn't work. When the merge is completed, only the
first line of the label is sized and instead of changing the font size it is
kerned.

Lenox

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> If you're using the "Address Block" merge field, then no, you can't control
> them, but if you insert each merge field (First Name, Last Name, etc.)
> manually, you can use line breaks. Alternatively, after merging you can
> replace ^p with ^l (lowercase L). This won't affect the last line because
> labels, as table cells, have an end-of-cell marker instead of a paragraph
> break at the end.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "Lenox" <Lenox[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7BE27983-0353-40EA-B5A6-2D12FB7927A9[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > Yes. Paragraph Break. I'm showing my age.
> >
> > I don't think I can (or at least don't know how to) control those (line
> > break, paragraph break) in an address block that's created through a mail
> > merge. Can it be done?
> >
> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >
> >> By "carriage return" I imagine you mean a paragraph break. Do you get the
> >> same results if you use a line break (Shift+Enter) instead?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >> Words into Type
> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >> http://word.mvps.org
> >>
> >> "Lenox" <Lenox[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4E9E1ECC-306B-4A13-AFD6-81467A807363[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> > Exactly. I found that it works only if the text is one continuous
> >> > sentence.
> >> > If there is a carriage return it does not shrink. Is there any way to
> >> > change
> >> > that? We use it in mail merge for labels and if an address is too long
> >> > it
> >> > just gets truncated. Wrapping is not an option in this case. Any
> >> > suggestions are appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> > Lenox
> >> >
> >> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> He's referring to the "Fit text" option in Cell Options in Table
> >> >> Properties.
> >> >> It should reduce the font size to fit the cell.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >> >> Words into Type
> >> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >> >> http://word.mvps.org
> >> >>
> >> >> "grammatim" <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message
> >> >> news:4da00216-3360-4e40-86a4-220e5611f810[ at ]m15g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
> >> >> Not sure what you're referring to -- "AutoFit to Text" makes the
> >> >> column width shrink (or expand) to accommodate the longest string of
> >> >> unbreakable characters (usually a whole word) anywhere in a column.
> >> >>
> >> >> On Dec 9, 9:00 pm, Lenox <Le...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> >> > Using Word 2003 does the "Fit Text" option cause text to shrink on
> >> >> > overflow?
> >> >> > If not what does it do? and I can't get it to work if that is what
> >> >> > it's
> >> >> > supposed to do.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >> > Lenox
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
>
Re: Tables Properties|Cell|Options|Fit Text
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/11/2008 6:44:48 PM
Well, it was worth a try.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Lenox" <Lenox[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FADC315D-E959-4C97-8013-98C462DBBEC8[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
>
> Thanks very much but it didn't work. When the merge is completed, only the
> first line of the label is sized and instead of changing the font size it
> is
> kerned.
>
> Lenox
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> If you're using the "Address Block" merge field, then no, you can't
>> control
>> them, but if you insert each merge field (First Name, Last Name, etc.)
>> manually, you can use line breaks. Alternatively, after merging you can
>> replace ^p with ^l (lowercase L). This won't affect the last line because
>> labels, as table cells, have an end-of-cell marker instead of a paragraph
>> break at the end.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> http://word.mvps.org
>>
>> "Lenox" <Lenox[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7BE27983-0353-40EA-B5A6-2D12FB7927A9[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > Yes. Paragraph Break. I'm showing my age.
>> >
>> > I don't think I can (or at least don't know how to) control those (line
>> > break, paragraph break) in an address block that's created through a
>> > mail
>> > merge. Can it be done?
>> >
>> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>> >
>> >> By "carriage return" I imagine you mean a paragraph break. Do you get
>> >> the
>> >> same results if you use a line break (Shift+Enter) instead?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> >> Words into Type
>> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> >> http://word.mvps.org
>> >>
>> >> "Lenox" <Lenox[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4E9E1ECC-306B-4A13-AFD6-81467A807363[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> >> > Exactly. I found that it works only if the text is one continuous
>> >> > sentence.
>> >> > If there is a carriage return it does not shrink. Is there any way
>> >> > to
>> >> > change
>> >> > that? We use it in mail merge for labels and if an address is too
>> >> > long
>> >> > it
>> >> > just gets truncated. Wrapping is not an option in this case. Any
>> >> > suggestions are appreciated.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> > Lenox
>> >> >
>> >> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> He's referring to the "Fit text" option in Cell Options in Table
>> >> >> Properties.
>> >> >> It should reduce the font size to fit the cell.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> >> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> >> >> Words into Type
>> >> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> >> >> http://word.mvps.org
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "grammatim" <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:4da00216-3360-4e40-86a4-220e5611f810[ at ]m15g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
>> >> >> Not sure what you're referring to -- "AutoFit to Text" makes the
>> >> >> column width shrink (or expand) to accommodate the longest string
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> unbreakable characters (usually a whole word) anywhere in a column.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Dec 9, 9:00 pm, Lenox <Le...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >> >> > Using Word 2003 does the "Fit Text" option cause text to shrink
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > overflow?
>> >> >> > If not what does it do? and I can't get it to work if that is
>> >> >> > what
>> >> >> > it's
>> >> >> > supposed to do.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >> > Lenox
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
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