Move Table Into Margins?

[StevenM]

Is there a way to move a table into the margins?

Let's say we have a 13x13 pica table setting at the left margin with text
wrapped around it. Would it be possible to move that table 2 picas into the
left margin?

I tried selecting the table and giving it a negative paragraph indent, but
that just made the text inside the table disappear.

I'm using Word 2007.

Any help would be appreciated.

Steven Craig Miller

 

[Lene Fredborg]

If the table is not wrapped, you can do as follows:
Right-click in the table and select Table Properties. On the Table tab, type
the desired negative amount in the “Indent from left†field. Click OK.

From your description, I assume that your table is wrapped (Text wrapping
“Aroundâ€). As far as I can see, you cannot set the “Indent from left†while
text wrapping is set to “Around†– the option is disabled. But I could make
it work as follows: While the Table Properties dialog box is open, first
change the wrapping to â€Noneâ€, then set the desired negative â€Indent from
leftâ€, then select text Wrapping â€Around†again. Click OK.

Note that if you have a left cell margin defined in Table Properties > Table
tab > Options, the table exceeds the left margin with that amount. Either set
the left cell margin to 0 (zero) or subtract the amount from the negative
left indent you specify.

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Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word)
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

On the Table tab of Table Properties you can give the entire table a
negative indent. You may need to enable one of the Compatibility Options:
Office Button | Word Options | Advanced | Compatibility Options | Layout
Options: Allow tables to extend into margins (though I find I can add a
negative indent without checking this).

 

[StevenM]

To: Suzanne S. Barnhill & Lene Fredborg,

Thanks to both of your for your help. I was looking everywhere but the right
place. In retrospect, it seems obvious. I also discovered that I could just
drag the left edge of my table into the margin. But I prefer using the Table
Properties, since one can enter a precise number. Its a little odd that one
has to set the indent first, then re-enter the Table Properties to set text
wrapping.

Thanks again for your help.

Steven Craig Miller