If you insert a Word Table into a PowerPoint Slide and format the table
cells to use the double wavy line border style, it may take a long time
to return to PowerPoint. In addition, your computer may stop responding.
The more cells in your table, the more noticeable this effect is. If you
have a very small table, you may not notice this symptom.
If you copy a table that uses this format from Word and paste it into
another program, such as WordPad, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft Publisher,
you experience a similar effect.
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When you insert a Word table into another program, Word has to convert
the table into a picture. Tables that use this particular style of border
are very complex and require lots of time and memory to convert.
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Do not use this style of border on large tables that you may use in
programs outside of Word.
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
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