locking word table values in word for mac 2011

#LOCKING WORD TABLE VALUES IN WORD FOR MAC 2011 UPDATE#

You’ll end up with string=”” once you’ve deleted the watermark word(s).

Delete the watermark word(s) inside the quote marks.

For example: string=”draft” or string=”confidential”.

Search (Ctrl+F in most cases) for your watermark word(s) surrounded by double quote marks and prefaced by string=.

Place your cursor at the beginning of the file.

Open the XML document you created in Step 2.

You’ll now have two docs listed in your folder-one with a DOCX file extension, and one with an XML extension.

Save the document as an XML document: File > Save As and choose XML Document from the list of file types.

(Always work on a copy to test something you’ve never tried before or aren’t confident doing.)

#LOCKING WORD TABLE VALUES IN WORD FOR MAC 2011 UPDATE#

Update March 2019: See below for the steps for saving as XML and deleting it that way. NOTE: Make a copy of your document and work on the copy. Update February 2013: If the watermark still won’t delete, trying saving the document as XML - see Amy’s instructions in the Comments (), and the following update immediately below. Repeat for all other sections that have a stubborn watermark that you can’t remove.Press the Delete key to remove the watermark.Click to select the watermark (you’ll see colored selection handles around the watermark text when it’s selected).Move your cursor over some of the letters in the watermark until it turns into a 4-way arrow.Double-click inside the section’s header to open it.Watermarks have always been stored as part of the header in Word, so: Word 2007 document with a stubborn ‘DRAFT’ watermark that won’t budge, despite going to the section and trying to remove it the usual way ( Page Layout tab > Watermark > Remove Watermark). Under Cells, click Distribute Rows or Distribute Columns.Here’s one I solved for a work colleague… Problem Rest the pointer on the column boundary until appears or the row boundary until appears, and then double-click it. If you have text in a table cell, the column must be as wide as or wider than the text. Rest the pointer on the column boundary that you want to move until appears, and then drag the boundary until the column is as wide as you want. If you have text in a table cell, the row must be the same height or taller than the text. Rest the pointer on the row boundary that you want to move until appears, and then drag the boundary until the row is the height that you want. Rest the pointer on any corner of the table until appears, and then drag the table boundary until the table is the size that you want. You can also resize one or more rows, columns, or individual cells in a table. You can resize a whole table to improve readability or to improve the visual effect of your document. Under Default cell spacing, select the Allow spacing between cells check box, and then enter the measurement that you want. Under Cell Size, click Distribute Rows or Distribute Columns.Ĭhange the space between cells in a tableĬlick the table, and then click the Table Layout tab.Ĭlick the Table tab, and then click Options. Select the columns or rows that you want to make the same size, and then click the Table Layout tab. Make multiple rows or columns the same size Tip: To display column width measurements on the horizontal ruler, click a cell, and then hold down OPTION as you drag the boundary.

Locking word table values in word for mac 2011