AboutJean Mornard Expertise I am happy to answer questions about formatting and layout, mail merge, tables, graphics, tracking changes, outlining, and more. I currently use Word 2007, but I can also answer many questions about Word 2003.
Experience I have worked professionally on MS Word since 1992 when v2.0 was launched. For one employer, I created several macros to address the issues of translating a document from a Sun-based desktop publisher to Word and then from Word to ASCII (a VERY specific application). I have created mail merge letters and labels, fliers and brochures, concert programs, investment company documents, large running tables, along with the more ordinary word processing documents.
Education/Credentials B.A from the University of Minnesota
Participated in several work-required training sessions on the entire MS Office Suite, the latest being on the transition between Office 2003 and Office 2007. I have also conducted training sessions on Word and Excel within my work setting.
Question I currently use windows vista and word 2007. For my question, I have to use portrait format, not landscape, with a 1 inch margin around the document. I have a table in the document, which I created using the insert table function. However, my table is too long to fit within the one inch margins in portrait view. Is there any way to keep the portrait format, but turn this table sideways? Thanks for the help!
Answer Hi KT,
There are a couple of things you can do. If you don't need to manipulate the data once you've created the table, you can cut it and use the Paste Special command to paste it as a picture, which you can then rotate ninety degrees. This is by far the easiest solution. The other thing you could do is insert a section break, then format the section with the table as landscape. The problem with this is if you have headers and footers, though there is a solution to that, too, in the following webpage: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/LandscapeSection.htm
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