Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated March 24, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Johannes asked if there was a way to view formulas that are in table cells. It seems that his formulas tend to be too long for the smaller cells in his table, and that prevents them from being completely displayed when he looks at field codes instead of field results.
Unfortunately, Word does not have a feature such as those present in Excel or in Access that allow you to view the contents of a cell independently from the document itself. One solution, however, is to simply make sure that you don't limit the height of a row in the table. If the row height can change, as necessary, then the row will expand when you are viewing field codes and contract to normal height when you are viewing field results. Follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Row tab of the Table Properties dialog box.
Now, when you press Alt+F9 to view field codes, the row height will change temporarily to accommodate the entire formula. When you later view field results, the row height will revert to its normal appearance.
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (1655) applies to Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Word (Word 2007 and later) here: Viewing Formulas in Table Cells.
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