What is the column width associated with cell borders?

[Bob Tarburton]

It appears that there is a 1/2 pt border between columns.
Is that correct?

If I merge 3 standard 8.43 pt width cells (A1:C1) and wrap
text, the text wrap appears to be the same as if it were
one cell with a column width 26.29 instead of 25.29.

If I go to Format>Cells>Border the line style is
represented visually, but in Word the default line style
for a table border is 1/2 pt.

Also, is I use a cell border that is thicker than default,
does that reduce the space available in the cell or
increase the spacing between cells?

Thanks for your help,
Bob

 

[Guest]

Bob -

The number format you use could have an effect, if there are space holders
in the format preceding or following the text.

Can't help with your other questions, but will jump on the soap box to urge
you NOT TO MERGE CELLS. Adjusting column widths and selecting ranges when
merged cells are present becomes a nightmare. Use the Format Cells |
Alignment | Center Across Selection whenever possible instead of merging.

 

[Bob Tarburton]

Here's the question:
Why are two cells of say 10 pt column width, when merged,
wider than one cell of 20 pt width?
Or more to the point, I don't need to know why, I need to
know exactly how much wider.
Looks like close to 0.75 pt between cells with default
formatting, but I'd like to hear that from someone who
knows

Before anyone else urges me not to merge cells (and I
understand why many of you do this), please read the book
below

-----Original Message-----
Bob -

The number format you use could have an effect, if there
are space holders
in the format preceding or following the text.

Can't help with your other questions, but will jump on
the soap box to urge
you NOT TO MERGE CELLS. Adjusting column widths and
selecting ranges when
merged cells are present becomes a nightmare. Use the
Format Cells |
Alignment | Center Across Selection whenever possible
instead of merging.

Yes I've noticed that soap box in these news groups.

Clarification: 1. I'm running reports for individual
customer service/satisfaction surveys into acrobat files.
I am running calculations on the merged cells or on ranges
containing the merged cells. 2. The merged cells only
contain text. 3. Any text that might be more than one line
MUST be formatted Wrap text and Justify. 4. I CANNOT use
one column for the report.

Finally, I can run 1000s of these overnight on one machine
if necessary, and I find that using Excel keystroke
playback recorder does the job almost perfectly (with or
without VBA macros), while Word mail merge always requires
at least minimum amount of editing before printing to
Acrobat.

All that said (exhale), the only problem left is perfect
row heights on the wrapped/justified comments in the
merged cells. All I need to know for a perfect solution is:

Why are two cell of say 10 pt column width, when merged,
wider than one cell of 20 pt width?
Or more to the point, I don't need to know why I need to
know exactly how much wider.

This must be in the programming for Excel, so I was hoping
somebody knows the answer.

BTW, I said it looked .5 pt between cells, but upon
further review it looks more like .75 pt between 2 cells.

 

[Bob Tarburton]

Here's the question:
Why are two cells of say 10 pt column width, when merged,
wider than one cell of 20 pt width?
Or more to the point, I don't need to know why, I need to
know exactly how much wider.
Looks like close to 0.75 pt between cells with default
formatting, but I'd like to hear that from someone who
knows

Before anyone else urges me not to merge cells (and I
understand why many of you do this), please read the book
below

-----Original Message-----
Bob -

The number format you use could have an effect, if there
are space holders
in the format preceding or following the text.

Can't help with your other questions, but will jump on
the soap box to urge
you NOT TO MERGE CELLS. Adjusting column widths and
selecting ranges when
merged cells are present becomes a nightmare. Use the
Format Cells |
Alignment | Center Across Selection whenever possible
instead of merging.

Yes I've noticed that soap box in these news groups.

Clarification: 1. I'm running reports for individual
customer service/satisfaction surveys into acrobat files.
I am NOT running calculations on the merged cells or on
ranges containing the merged cells. 2. The merged cells
only contain text. 3. Any text that might be more than one
line MUST be formatted Wrap text and Justify. 4. I CANNOT
use only one column for the report.

Finally, I can run 1000s of these overnight on one machine
if necessary, and I find that using Excel keystroke
playback recorder does the job almost perfectly (with or
without VBA macros), while Word mail merge always requires
at least minimum amount of editing before printing to
Acrobat.

All that said (exhale), the only problem left is perfect
row heights on the wrapped/justified comments in the
merged cells. All I need to know for a perfect solution is:

Why are two cell of say 10 pt column width, when merged,
wider than one cell of 20 pt width?
Or more to the point, I don't need to know why I need to
know exactly how much wider.

This must be in the programming for Excel, so I was hoping
somebody knows the answer.

BTW, I said it looked .5 pt between cells, but upon
further review it looks more like .75 pt between 2 cells.

-----Original Message-----
Bob -

The number format you use could have an effect, if there are space holders
in the format preceding or following the text.

Can't help with your other questions, but will jump on the soap box to urge
you NOT TO MERGE CELLS. Adjusting column widths and selecting ranges when
merged cells are present becomes a nightmare. Use the Format Cells |
Alignment | Center Across Selection whenever possible instead of merging.



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