Summary:

Saving a table with alignment "Manual" or "From Left" to Microsoft Word 
97/200/XP format seems to save the columns widths wrong.

Details:

I created a new Text document via OOo 3.0.1.
I inserted a table with 2 rows and 2 columns, and entered some text into both
columns of the first row.
I changed the table alignment from Automatic to Manual by dragging the left
edge to the right a bit, the right edge to the left a bit, and dragging the 
middle divider to the exact position I wanted it.
I then saved the file in Microsoft Word 97/200/XP format and exited OOo.

When I re-opened the file in OOo 3.0.1, the column widths had changed.
When I look at the Table properties, I see that the alignment is now 
"From Left", not "Manual".

The problem definitely occurs during the save, not during the re-open. Opening
the file in Microsoft Word 2003 instead of OOo shows that the column width is
also wrong there.

When I re-open the file in OOo 3.0.1 and drag the columns to the desired width
again, and then check the Table properties, I see that the alignment is still
"From Left", not "Manual". Saving in Microsoft Word 97/200/XP format and
re-loading shows the column widths once again changed from what I specified.

Doing the same experiment with regular ODT format instead of MS Office format
works fine. The column widths are preserved and the alignment remains "Manual".

My small test file is at:
     http://bristle.com/OpenOffice/Bugs/3.0.1/OOo301ColumnWidthBug.doc

BTW, keep up the good work! I am new to OOo and hoping to entirely abandon
MS Office. I'll be moving from Windows XP to Mac OS X Leopard shortly, and
hope to not buy MS Office ever again.

--Fred
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