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XL2000: Cell Alignment Does Not Display Properly in Browser

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Symptoms

When you save a Microsoft Excel worksheet as HTML, and view it in a Web browser, cell alignment may not appear correct in certain browser versions.

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Cause

This behavior occurs when one or more of the following conditions is true:

  • Your browser version has limited HTML capabilities.

    -or-

  • Your browser version does not support Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

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Workaround

To work around this behavior, you can force Excel to create additional HTML code, which allows older browser versions to correctly align cells. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  2. On the General Tab, click Web Options.
  3. Click to clear the Rely on CSS for font formatting check box.
  4. Click OK twice.

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Keywords: KB205214, kbprb

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Article Info
Article ID : 205214
Revision : 3
Created on : 9/25/2003
Published on : 9/25/2003
Exists online : False
Views : 198