Table move handle doesn't always show in word

Question

Hi.

I have built a calendar from scratch with a table for every month on 12 pages. Every month is only one table with no nested tables.

I've noticed that the "table move handle" appears on the following page's table where there is an "enter" marker at the bottom of the table. (See attached screen shot.) Where there is no "enter" marker, the table move handle does not appear on the next page's table.

All the tables are the exact same size. I worked on the first table till I was happy and then copy and pasted it to 11 new pages. There are no page breaks on any of the pages.

Please advise. To redo everything is not an option.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Dear DeonHoltzhausen

Thanks for raising your concerns in Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are encountering the problem that the moving icon of the table in Word is displayed in an abnormal position.

I added the table in Word, but unfortunately, I cannot reproduce your problem:

Therefore, for your situation, I need to confirm some more detailed information with you:

• If you recreate the table in a newly created Word (without editing and adjusting it), can you reproduce the problem?
• During your editing of the table, can you describe the specific operations you performed? For example, did you adjust the relevant settings in the table?

If the newly created Word also has this problem, you can first try to reset Word to restore its default settings.

• Exit all Office programs
• Press Windows key + R at the same time, enter regedit, and press Enter;
• Locate the following key values ​​in sequence, rename the word folder (right-click it and select Rename, for example, rename word to wordold); HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\word HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\word
• Click Start, enter %AppData%\Microsoft\Templates in the search box, and press Enter;
• Back up and delete files with .dotm as the suffix, such as Normal.dotm;

Disclaimer: Generally, modifying registry subkeys or work group is intended for advanced users, administrators, and IT Professionals. It can help fix some problems, however, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For further protection, back up the registry before you modify it.

If the problem only exists in this document, the table created in the new document will display normally. You can try to copy the contents of the document and paste it in a form that only retains the text, because the problem may have occurred during the setup process.

I hope this is helpful to you and don't hesitate to ask any questions. We are looking forward to hearing from you and will continue to assist you.

Best Regards,

Tracy - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 2

If you don't have an empty paragraph between the tables, then they are all a single table, and the handle is shown only at the top left corner of the entire table. You can test this by selecting the table using the handle. If the table is not split between pages, then more than one page of table will be selected.