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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...
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.
Sadly no solution that I've found so far. It's quite difficult convincing people at Microsoft that there is a problem or getting them to acknowledge they are looking into it. Perhaps you can report the issue yourself using the feedback button. The more UK people who report the problem the more chance it'll get fixed.