Re: Table cell margin value

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Hi !

I'm looking to understand the cell width in a table. Word takes more
margin between text and column line than Excel. Does anyone know what
is the exact margin Word use ??

As example, in Excel, if you enter 15 "a" (aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa) in a cell
with Times New Roman 10 pt format, the exact text width (using a
TextBox: Shapes.AddTextbox) is 66,75. So, if I set the column Width
to 66,75 (equiv. to 12 excel unit), only 14 "a" are displayed on the
first row but when printing, all are displayed as expected. This is
because Excel cell has margins. When printing, margin disapeer.

I'm not very famillar with Word and I'm wondering about the exact
Word Width that is equivalent to a text width of 66,75 in a FrameBox.

When I copy the table, the cell width takes value 73,6 in Word. So,
the margin should be approximatively 73,6 - 66,75 = 6,85. How can I
know the exact value ?

Open the Table Properties Dialog > Table tab > Options... >Cell margins
(Default is 0,08 inches)

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