How do I wrap text in columns in an Access 2002 database table?

[Guest]

I have copied part of the contents of an existing Access 2002 database into a
new database.
In the original database, the text in a cell in table view wraps beneath
itself so you can view all of the text in a cell even when that text goes to
several lines.
In my copy database, there is no wrapping. If the width of the cell is not
great enough, the text just vanishes beyond the right hand edge of the column
- it is still there, you just cannot see it.

I can't work out how to enable wrapping on my new copy.

 

[Joseph Meehan]

I have copied part of the contents of an existing Access 2002
database into a new database.
In the original database, the text in a cell in table view wraps
beneath itself so you can view all of the text in a cell even when
that text goes to several lines.
In my copy database, there is no wrapping. If the width of the cell
is not great enough, the text just vanishes beyond the right hand
edge of the column - it is still there, you just cannot see it.

I can't work out how to enable wrapping on my new copy.

Check the properties of the box displaying the data. Is this display on
a form, query report or table?

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

I have copied part of the contents of an existing Access 2002 database into
a
new database.
In the original database, the text in a cell in table view wraps beneath
itself so you can view all of the text in a cell even when that text goes
to
several lines.
In my copy database, there is no wrapping. If the width of the cell is not
great enough, the text just vanishes beyond the right hand edge of the
column
- it is still there, you just cannot see it.

I can't work out how to enable wrapping on my new copy.

For tables, just make the row height taller. For forms, add a vertical
scrollbar. For any textbox, using Shift+F2 will open a zoom box which will
allow you to see the contents in its entirety (or at least the first several
hundred characters without scrolling).

 

[Guest]

The display is on Table and the second response by Arvin Meyer solved my
difficulty. Thank you both for your time.