2009/3/12 John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> > I have a bunch of two-cell tables which have a number in the left cell > and a formula in the right cell. I wish each to be numbered by putting > the number in the left cell. But I want the number to be at the top of > the cell, and the formula cell to be whatever height it needs to be. > > Setting the height of the row to Fit to Size makes the formula appear > correctly, but the number in the left cell is centered vertically in > its cell. And yes, I went into cell and checked that it should be at > the top, but the number stubbornly remains vertically centered. > > I also made sure that the entire table is set to zero inside offsets on > all four sides and for all cells, rows and columns. Still no go. > > And I have tried various line spacing options in Format > Paragraph, > all without luck. > > The appearance I want to achieve is this: > > 1. this is the formula > and this is more of > the formula > > 2. this is the second > formula and this is > more of the second > formula - note that it > is taller > > But what I am getting is this: > > this is the formula > 1. and this is more of > the formula > > this is the second > formula and this is > 2. more of the second > formula - note that it > is taller > > So how can I line up the numbers in the left cell at the top of the > cell? > > Hmm. I just created a two column table in Writer, OOo 2.4.1 on Win XP Pro. I entered numbers in the left hand column and *text* in the right hand one. It behaves exactly as you want, not as you say you are getting. I even tried forcing the text to wrap using Shift-Enter but the number stayed at the top of its cell.
Now, the only difference I can see between what you describe and what I did is that you say "formula". Do you mean Insert>Object>Formula? If so, I tried that but I can't find any way to get a long formula to wrap. In fact I can't find any way to re-size its surrounding "box", even when it's not in a table. When I try to grab its handles I get a "no entry" sign. Perhaps you could explain what I'm doing wrong. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
