"Hidden" rows in Word 2007

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I just started using Word 2007. I have a document that was probably
created in Word 2003 that contains tables. The tables contain empty
rows that serve to create space between certain rows. If "show all" is
engaged (with table gridlines showing), I can see these rows. If it is
not, the rows close up. If I place my cursor in a row, the row expands,
but once I move my cursor, it closes up again. I checked all the table
properties - no set row heights, all fonts in the table are the same
size, all paragraph spacing is the same (0 before/after, single
spaced). There are no styles in the table either. How do I keep the
rows from closing up (without having to set an exact row height)?
 
Have you checked to see whether the text in the rows is formatted as Hidden?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
Suzanne said:
Have you checked to see whether the text in the rows is formatted as
Hidden?

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

"wlm" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

I just started using Word 2007. I have a document that was probably
created in Word 2003 that contains tables. The tables contain empty
rows that serve to create space between certain rows. If "show all"
is
engaged (with table gridlines showing), I can see these rows. If it
is
not, the rows close up. If I place my cursor in a row, the row
expands,
but once I move my cursor, it closes up again. I checked all the
table
properties - no set row heights, all fonts in the table are the same
size, all paragraph spacing is the same (0 before/after, single
spaced). There are no styles in the table either. How do I keep the
rows from closing up (without having to set an exact row height)?
Click to expand...

There are no hidden text in the table.
 
"hidden" rows reappear

Had the same problem. Turns out it was automatically resizing to fit contents, which of course blank cells don't have.
Layout tab > Properties (over on the left) > Table tab > options (at bottom) > uncheck 'resize'

know this is a few months after your question, but MS products never do cease to cause problems, eh?, so it'll probably help someone soon.
 
...AND I had to go into the cell and actually give it a height (rather than just the default height.)
 
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