CarlP wrote:
>
> CarlP wrote:
>> WinXP, 2.1
>>
>> If I use Format->cells in a table that has formatting for blocks of
>> cells, unpredictable results occur. For example, in a table with groups
>> of cells with horizontal borders set for the entire group, if I try to
>> format a single cell's alignment different from the rest of the group,
>> that cell will often lose it's border settings even though I haven't
>> changed those settings. I believe I've had a similar problem with other
>> formatting characteristics, but that's what I'm encountering now.
>>
>> I've searched for similar issues but haven't found one. Is this a bug?
>>
>> Carl
>
> Note that the same does not occur when using the toolbar buttons (at
> least, it hasn't happened yet).
> Carl
>
>
That may well be a bug. I don't want to test it.
When I stopped using Format >Cells and converted all my formatting to
styles, I discovered that bottom borders in rows had somehow also become top
borders in the rows below. So, I am not surprised that you are getting
strange results.
You may fare better using styles rather than hard formatting.
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