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Table Cell Dimensions with the mouse

If you're using Word 97 or 2000, you can determine table cell dimensions by pressing the left and right mouse buttons simultaneously as you drag a table's row or column border. When you do, Word reveals the cell dimensions in the ruler.

Improve the clarity of your Word documents with non-breaking spaces (95/97/2000)

Non-breaking spaces offer a dependable way to ensure that your document doesn't contain unsightly or confusing text breaks. For instance, when you enter a date such as 15 January 2000, you want to make sure Word doesn't place 15 and January on different lines. Similarly, you don't want Word to break the line between a person's first name and middle initial.

To enter a non-breaking space, press [Ctrl][Shift][Spacebar].

In contrast to the dots that Word uses to denote normal spaces in Show mode, Word represents a non-breaking space with a degree symbol. This symbol is designed to help you recognize a non-breaking space when working with your document on the screen; when you print the document, the degree symbol won't appear.

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