Re: [libreoffice-users] Deleting Table Column Causes Whole Table To Disappear

Thank's for your advice folks.

Brian's analysis is spot on I think.

I do in fact have merged cells above the area in the Writer table where I was attempting to delete 
specific columns, including one bridging the entire table row.

I guess I was expecting just the cells I highlit to be deleted, but from now I'll take note of the 
situation and handle accordingly.

Much appreciated, so problem closed (please let me know if I have to make an entry anywhere 
denoting this).
  
Tom Robinson.

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 From: Brian Barker <b.m.barker@btinternet.com>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
Sent: Monday, 27 January 2014, 17:33
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Deleting Table Column Causes Whole Table To Disappear
 

At 14:16 27/01/2014 +0000, Tom Robinson wrote:
> I tried to delete columns in an existing table created under 
> OpenOffice (in Windows XP), and this causes the whole table to be disappear.

At 17:36 27/01/2014 +0100, Alex Thurgood wrote:
> So LO 4.1.4.2 and a table in Writer ...

If you delete a column in a table in a text (Writer) document where 
any of the cells in that column are merged with cells in adjacent 
columns, it appears that the neighbouring columns containing those 
merged cells will be deleted too.  If any row has all its cells 
merged (or if some combination of merging involves all columns), then 
you will delete all columns, or in other words delete the entire table.

To avoid this, you may have to demerge (i.e. split) the rogue cells 
or perhaps to split the table, so that you can delete the required 
column in a part of the table not containing the merged cells.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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