WD2000: Left-Aligned Table in an HTML Document Displays As Right-Aligned in Netscape (209598)
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This article was previously published under Q209598 SYMPTOMS
When you create an HTML document in Microsoft Word, tables that are left-aligned may appear right-aligned when you view them in the Netscape Navigator 4.0 browser.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur when Word uses cascading style sheet (CSS) settings for a left-aligned table, as in the following example
<p>Hello</p>
<table border style='margin-left:1in; color: red'>
<tr><td>
<table border><tr><td width=223>nested table</td></tr></table>
</td></tr>
</table>
<p>Hello</p>
because Netscape Navigator 4.0 does not function as expected with left-aligned tables.
WORKAROUND
To resolve this issue, upgrade to Netscape Navigator 4.5 or later.
To work around this issue, place a DIV tag around any table element that needs to have a margin-left/right CSS setting written out on it, and move that margin-left/right setting to the section of HTML containing the DIV tags, as in the following example:
<p>Hello</p>
<div style='margin-left:1in; color: red'>
<table border>
<tr><td>
<table border><tr><td width=223>nested table</td></tr></table>
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
<p>Hello</p>
NOTE: This workaround does not work with nested tables, as in the following example:
<p>Hello</p>
<div style='margin-left:1in; color: red'>
<table border>
<tr><td>
<div style='margin-left:1in'>
<table border><tr><td width=223>nested table</td></tr></table>
</div>
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
<p>Hello</p>
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/6/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB209598 |
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