WD: Cannot Sort Single-Column Framed Table
Article ID: 118632
Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
This article was previously published under Q118632
SYMPTOMS
When you try to sort a single-column table contained in a frame, Microsoft
Word does not sort the table.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when the frame is selected when you are trying to sort
the table.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use any of following methods:
- Click inside one of the table cells or select the table instead of the
frame, and then perform the sort.
-or-
- Perform the sort before you frame the table.
-or-
- Convert the table to text, perform the sort on the paragraphs, and
convert the text back to a table.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Word versions listed at
the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will
post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
Additional query words: not ascending descending
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbframe kbtable KB118632