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arj-2021-UK
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Oct 22, 2021
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Word 2021 crashes when you try and use table properties

I'm using Word 2021 on Windows 11 with Language ID="en-gb" (because I'm in the UK). Brand new document. I insert a table. I then right click on the table and select Table->Properties. Word crashes ev...
  • surabee's avatar
    surabee
    Dec 07, 2021

    arj-2021-UK  

    Hey, I faced the same issue and was so agitated by it. This is what I tried.

    File ---> Account ---> Update Options (Dropdown next to Office Updates) ---> Update Now

    It took a while to search and update. Make sure all open files are saved as it asks to close them all. After the update, the issue has been resolved for me. Table properties and more colours are both working fine now.

    I hope this helps.

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Milkatron
Copper Contributor
Oct 23, 2021

arj-2021-UK 

 

I also have this problem, nothing else to add just yet.

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arj-2021-UK
Brass Contributor
Oct 23, 2021

Milkatron it's kind of reassuring that someone else has the problem. I thought I was going mad. It seems such a basic task that shouldn't be crashing Word.

I should also have mentioned that I get the problem even when starting Word in safe mode (hold Ctrl when starting Word).

Also, If I insert a bitmap into a blank document (say a screen grab) and right click and select "Size and Position" I get a "Word has encountered a problem" messagebox. Do you get this too?

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