Diagonal line in a cell of a table

[Peter Hunter]

Hi everyone
Can anyone tell me how to divide a cell in a Word table by using a diagonal
line and be able to enter text in each resulting half?
If that can't be done, is there a package that can do that and be inserted
into a Word document?
Peter Hunter

[Terry Farrell]

Peter,

Excel does this function. Create the table in Excel and import it into Word,

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[wes]

This can be done in Word 2000 by using the pen tool from the tables tool
bar. Just click and draw from corner to corner of the cell.
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[Jay Freedman]

While you can indeed draw a diagonal line through a cell in Word 2000, that
doesn't split it into two independent triangular "cells" -- if you type text
in the cell, it crosses the diagonal line. If you're only typing a character
or two in each half of the cell, you can use a tab and Format/Font/Character
Position to make it look right.

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[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

Peter:

Word includes such an application.

Click in the table cell in question.

Use Insert/Picture/ and choose either "Microsoft Word Picture" or "New
Drawing" depending on which version of Word you have.

Draw a picture of what you want to see in the table.

When you come back to the table, you may find that placing the picture in
the table has destroyed the table. Right-click the picture, choose Format
and set its Wrapping to "Inline with text" or uncheck the box that says
"Float over text" (again, depending on which version you are using).

The picture will now plop quietly into the cell where you put it and stay
there. The table will re-assemble itself.

Cheers.

In microsoft.public.word.tables on Thu, 10 Feb 2000 16:02:12 +1100, "Peter
Hunter" <pe...@primus.com.au> wrote:

> Hi everyone
> Can anyone tell me how to divide a cell in a Word table by using a diagonal
> line and be able to enter text in each resulting half?
> If that can't be done, is there a package that can do that and be inserted
> into a Word document?
> Peter Hunter

Please post follow-up questions to the newsgroup so that all may follow the thread.

John McGhie <jo...@mcghie-information.com.au>
Consultant Technical Writer
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Sydney, Australia (GMT +10 hrs) +61 (04) 1209 1410

[Phil Rabichow]

"John McGhie [MVP - Word]" wrote:

> Peter:
>
> Word includes such an application.
>
> Click in the table cell in question.
>
> Use Insert/Picture/ and choose either "Microsoft Word Picture" or "New
> Drawing" depending on which version of Word you have.
>
> Draw a picture of what you want to see in the table.
>
> When you come back to the table, you may find that placing the picture in
> the table has destroyed the table. Right-click the picture, choose Format
> and set its Wrapping to "Inline with text" or uncheck the box that says
> "Float over text" (again, depending on which version you are using).
>
> The picture will now plop quietly into the cell where you put it and stay
> there. The table will re-assemble itself.

Hi John:
I tried this with Word 2000 & when I right click the picture, there is no Format
option. There is a Format AutoShapes option but when I click on that, there is no
wrapping option. Did I miss a step?
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Thank you in advance.

Phil
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[Bill Coan]

Hi Phil,

In Word 2K, this is the Layout|In Front of Text setting on the Format
Autoshape dialog box.

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Bill Coan
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Phil Rabichow]

Bill Coan wrote:

> Hi Phil,
>
> In Word 2K, this is the Layout|In Front of Text setting on the Format
> Autoshape dialog box.

Thanks, Bill. Actually, I couldn't right click & get a Format Autoshape
command. I ended up showing the picture toolbar & using the text wrapping
button on that.
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[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

Sorry Phil:

The command wanders around in Word 2000 so much that I am totally confused
unless I am actually looking at the dialog box :-) It's in a different
place depending on precisely "what" type of graphical element it is you are
working with.

In microsoft.public.word.tables on Sat, 12 Feb 2000 11:46:05 -0800, Phil
Rabichow <phr...@ZZearthlink.net> wrote:

> Bill Coan wrote:
>
> > Hi Phil,
> >
> > In Word 2K, this is the Layout|In Front of Text setting on the Format
> > Autoshape dialog box.
>
> Thanks, Bill. Actually, I couldn't right click & get a Format Autoshape
> command. I ended up showing the picture toolbar & using the text wrapping
> button on that.