Text in tables

have you tried to hit the TAB button when you want to move to the next column?

Try highlighting all the cells in a row and clicking on the "Merge Cells" command. This will remove the boundary lines between the columns in that row and allow you to insert text that runs the length of the whole table.

Sully -Yes, I've worked with tabs, but tabs aren't exactly perfect; columns don't always line up neatly.

Shapeless - is this cell-merging in WORD? If so, where?

BTW - I tried this with WORKS spreadsheet & got an error message when I tried to print it. However, this is a separate problem & I now use EXCEL for spreadsheet matters. If your suggestion applies to EXCEL, where would I find the cell-merge?

Thank you both.

Here's how to do it in Excel.

Highlight the cells you want to merge.
Right-click in that area and select "Format Cells . . ."
Select the "Alignment"tab.
In the "Text control" area, check the "Merge cells" checkbox.
Click "OK".

I'm afraid I can't speak for Word 2003, but it is in Word 2004. Do you have a menu item entitled "Table" anywhere? I imagine it must be somewhere near the command that allows you to insert a table. If you highlight the cells you want to merge and then right-click the mouse, that may also bring up the Table menu, and the "Merge Cells" command should be among the options.