Word – In Word how to fix a missing top border on a nested table

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In Word I have a table with another table in one of its cells however the nested table is missing its top border.

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How can I make it appear? I do have all the borders switched on for the nested table.

Update from 2017

This question was asked in 2012, but the issue is still here in Word 2016. It was recently submitted as a bug on Word's Uservoice: https://word.uservoice.com/forums/304924-word-for-windows-desktop-application/suggestions/32505451-bug-missing-top-bottom-borders-in-nested-tables. "Upvotes" for this bug are welcome as well as answers here.

Best Answer

  1. Add a blank line inside the container cell, before/on top of the inner table.

  2. Select the inner table and ensure the All Borders option is selected (see screenshot below):

Word 2010 table borders

Edit: I see you've already done step 2. See if step 1 fixes it.

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