The converted word document is not easily edited without having to correct the scewing, etc.

Question

the converted word document is not easily edited without having to correct the scewing, etc. The final edited document is not suitable.

Answer 1

> I was able to get the first column resized and can
> see more text, but this also reduced the size of the third column
> automatically,
This sounds more like Word than Indesign. I've never been able to resize
a column in Word without messing up the column next to it. There's
probably a way to make Word columns behave properly; I just don't know
Word that well.
In Indesign, to make table columns act the way you're describing, you
must be either dragging the column wider from the left side; or (2)
holding down the shift key while you drag. Otherwise, making a column
wider just makes the table wider.
Try dragging from the right side without the shift key. You can also
select part or all of the column, go into the Table palette, and set the
column width exactly, by numbers (which is what I usually do, because I
like to make sure that my table adds up to exactly or less than the
width of the text column).
Sometimes I need to make my tables wider than the page, temporarily,
just so I can see everything in them and decide where I can lose enough
space to fit the whole thing on the page. Remember that you can reduce
cell insets, as well.
Kenneth Benson
Pegasus Type, Inc.
www.pegtype.com