2 Easy Ways to Wrap Text In a Table in Microsoft Word

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Easily fit text inside of a table cell in Word

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: June 9, 2024 Fact Checked

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Are you having trouble wrapping text in a table in Word? While Word does this automatically, it may not always format the text how you want it to. Here's how to wrap text within a table and outside a table on Microsoft Word.

Quick Steps

1. Right-click the table.
2. Click Table Properties.
3. Click Around.
4. Click Positioning… to add more specifications.
5. Click OK.

Steps

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Wrapping Text Outside a Table

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1. 1
   Right-click the table. A drop-down menu will open.

   • Use this method to apply text wrapping to text outside of the table. This will change how text appears surrounding your text.
   • To apply text wrapping inside the table, skip to the next method.
2. 2
   Click Table Properties. This is towards the bottom of the drop-down menu.

   • A new window will open.
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3. 3
   Under "Text Wrapping", select Around. This adds text wrapping to the outside of your table.

   • If desired, you can set the Alignment as Left, Center, or Right.
4. 4
   Adjust the positioning (optional). If you want to add more customizations, click Positioning… on the right side of the menu.

   • Set the Horizontal and/or Vertical Position as: Left, Right, Center, Inside, or Outside relative to: Margin, Page, or Column.
   • Specify the distance from the surrounding text by clicking the up or down arrows for Top, Bottom, Left, or Right.
   • Apply more options such as: Move with text or Allow overlap.
   • Click OK when you're finished.
5. 5
   Click OK. This will save your changes.
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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Wrapping Text Within a Table

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1. 1
   Click the table. This will select it.

   • By default, Microsoft Word automatically wraps text inside of a table cell. If you set rows to be a specific height, they will not change as you add content to the cells. Use this method to allow the cells to expand or revert back to default.
2. 2
   Click the tablet handle on the top-left corner. The entire table will be selected.
3. 3
   Right-click the table and select Table Properties. This is towards the bottom of the drop-down menu.
4. 4
   Click Row. This is the tab at the top, between Table and Column.
5. 5
   Select the "Specify height" box. There should be a checkmark, and the drop-down menus will no longer be grayed out.

   • If you want to remove a height specification entirely, uncheck the box so there's no checkmark. Then, click OK to save your changes.
6. 6
   Click the drop-down menu next to "Row height is". This is on the right side of the menu.
7. 7
   Select At least. This will allow your table's row height to change as you add text.
8. 8
   Click OK. Your changes will be saved.
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