Learn MS Word Legal: View Gridlines vs. Grid

Had a student with a particular problem that has surfaced a number of times. We were setting up a two column five row table in order to do 2 columns of signatures. 1. I told the student to remove the borders of the table, 2. In Print Layout View, we selected the little target symbol that pops up on the upper left hand side of the table. This action selects the entire table. 3. Next, under Table Tools (Right Side of Screen above the tabs ) under "Design Tab", we went to Borders, clicked on the down arrow next to Borders and selected "No Borders". This action removed all the borders of the Table. 4. We went back into Borders (the down arrow) and made sure that "View Gridlines" is on. In this way, you work with the outline of the table which is a lot easier to work with than having no outline. 5. The student then said that his entire screen turned into a Grid. Like the old graph paper. What he did was instead of going to Table Tools, Design Tab, Borders (the down arrow) down to "View Gridlines" he went to the "View tab" instead and selected Gridlines. 6. By selecting Gridlines under the View Tab the entire screen turned into a grid. This can catch you off guard and you may not realize the connection of why the screen all of a sudden had a radical look change. 7. Remember, View Gridlines under Table Tools, Design, Borders will ensure that you see your Table Grid when you need to remove the borders of the Table. Training From An Inside Perspective www.advanceto.com MS Word Books www.awarenessexplosion.com www.lowcostempire.com