{"id":52907,"date":"2023-06-11T17:01:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T16:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/52907\/microsoft-word-table-automatically-adjust-rowcell-height\/"},"modified":"2023-06-11T17:07:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T16:07:12","slug":"microsoft-word-table-automatically-adjust-rowcell-height","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/52907\/microsoft-word-table-automatically-adjust-rowcell-height\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Word table: Automatically adjust row\/cell height"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/52907\/microsoft-word-table-automatically-adjust-rowcell-height\/#Problem\" >Problem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/52907\/microsoft-word-table-automatically-adjust-rowcell-height\/#Solution\" >Solution<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Problem\"><\/span>Problem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tables are a good way of presenting text and data clearly. If you use tables in Microsoft Word, it can happen that the row height of the table does not automatically adjust to the text. Parts of the text then disappear or are cut off, as you can see in the screenshot below, because the row height is too small. You then always have to adjust the row height manually, e.g. by dragging with the mouse, which can be annoying and inconvenient, especially if there is a page change.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52854\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52854\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-line-cut-off-row-height-automatic-fit.jpg\" alt=\"Word document with a table in which the text is truncated and the row height is not automatically adjusted\" width=\"700\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-line-cut-off-row-height-automatic-fit.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-line-cut-off-row-height-automatic-fit-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Word table rows does not adjust automatically, text is partially hidden and not visible<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution\"><\/span>Solution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To fix the problem, select the relevant rows or the entire table.<\/p>\n<p>Then <strong>right-click<\/strong> and select <strong>Table Properties&#8230;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52874\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52874\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-row-height-automatic-fit-tables-properties.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot Word select Table Properties...\" width=\"700\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-row-height-automatic-fit-tables-properties.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-row-height-automatic-fit-tables-properties-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Select the relevant rows and call up table <a href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/25911\/binding-multiple-properties-with-xaml-c\/\">properties<\/a> with right-click<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the following dialogue, go to the <strong><em>&#8220;Row&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> tab. The problem is most likely due to the fact that the <strong>Row height is<\/strong> set to &#8220;<em>Exactly<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52878\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52878\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-settings-table-properties-row-height.jpg\" alt=\"Dialog Table Properties Tab Row, Row Size\" width=\"425\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-settings-table-properties-row-height.jpg 425w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-settings-table-properties-row-height-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The row height setting is probably set to &#8220;Exactly&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I recommend in the tab &#8220;<em>Row<\/em>&#8221; under the section &#8220;<em>Size<\/em>&#8221; to make the following settings, as shown in the screenshot below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Set the <strong>&#8220;Row height is:&#8221;<\/strong> to <strong>&#8220;At least&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Set the height to <strong>&#8220;0 cm&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Disable checkbox <strong>&#8220;Specify height&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52850\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52850\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-settings-row-height-for-automatic-adjustment.jpg\" alt=\"Table Properties window: New settings for row height\" width=\"425\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-settings-row-height-for-automatic-adjustment.jpg 425w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/word-settings-row-height-for-automatic-adjustment-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deactivate &#8220;Specifiy height&#8221; and set row height to &#8220;At least&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After that you can write in the table cell and with each line break the height of the cell will automatically adjust to the text.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Problem Tables are a good way of presenting text and data clearly. 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