MS Word: How to eliminate 'double' grid-lines in tables

Published by: rose 2009-01-07

I have a problem formatting tables in my MS Word documents. (I consider myself fairly experienced at formatting tables -- I am not a new user.) Every day, I copy several tables of text from the Internet into a new MS Word document. Instead of 'standard' grid lines, these tables seem to have thin 'double' lines, as if each cell has its own box within the table box. I don't want that. I want these tables to have simple (single) grid lines. But I can't figure out a solution. INSIGHT: It so happens that I always give every table a background shading of light-blue (every call appears to be filled with a light-blue color). When I select a table and change the color of the grid lines to white (a desperate attempt to make them 'disappear'), the black 'double' grid lines vanish, revealing thin light-blue lines. Apparently, not only does the light-blue background color fill the inside of each cell, but it also fills 'between' the cells. Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?

Hi again, rambler, Have you tried using the Tables and Borders Toolbar? Format / Borders and Shadings / Toolbar Regards, hummer

Rambler, This happens when you paste a table with CELLSPACING set to greater than zero. To get rid of it: 1. Right-click on the Table. 2. From the menu, choose Table Properties. 3. A dialog box will appear with several Tabs. 4. On the Table tab, click the Options button near the bottom. 5. A Table Options dialog will appear. 6. Uncheck the box marked Allow Spacing Between Cells. 7. Click OK on the Table Options dialog. 8. Click OK on the Table Properties dialog. That should do it! - Hammer Search strategy ---------------- Dug around in Word until I found the right option.

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