Looks are built in Word tables, so you use the table formatting options when designing and modifying Looks. You should avoid using some Word table formatting options when you are working in UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Paper, and you should use other table formatting options with caution.

Do not use the following table formatting features when working in UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Paper:

Each Look must be created in only one table and not in nested tables (tables within tables).

Although you can create tables next to each other in Word, UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Paper cannot handle them. If you want to place questions side by side in your document, use columns instead.

Use the following table formatting features with caution:

You can set the text wrapping option for a table so that text wraps around it. This is called a floating table. When you apply a Look that is within a floating table, text that is in the document but not part of the questionnaire definition might wrap around a questionnaire item to which the Look is applied. Unless your paper questionnaire contains a large amount of text that is not part of the questionnaire definition, set the text wrapping option to none in the table properties of all Looks.

You can align the table on the page using the Align Left, Center, or Align Right buttons on the Formatting toolbar. However, if you apply Looks that use a mixture of table alignments, the questionnaire items might not align correctly. Therefore, align tables consistently when creating and modifying Looks.

You can use click and type to place text anywhere within a table. However, creating Looks using click and type might result in texts not aligning as you expect them to when you apply the Looks. If you use click and type when creating or modifying Looks, test the Looks thoroughly before you start using them with real questionnaires.

You can split and merge table cells. However, when you are designing Looks for categorical, grid, and numeric grid questions, you must ensure that each row in the answer portion of the Look has the same number of columns. The cells within the rows can be of different widths but if one row contains more cells than another row, row-formatting replication can fail. However, you can make one row appear as if it has more columns than another by applying table borders to some, but not all, of the sides of the table cells.

You can create tables by drawing the cells individually. However, you must ensure that the answer portion of the Look has the same number of columns for every row in categorical, grid, and numeric grid Looks.

Using the Table AutoFormat feature to apply formatting to a Look can cause problems if you have merged or split cells. If you use the Table AutoFormat feature, clear the AutoFit check box and test the Looks thoroughly before you start using them with real questionnaires.

When you are designing Looks, you can select the AutoFit property for the table. AutoFit means that the column size adjusts automatically to fit the column contents. However, be aware that using this feature means that applying the same Look to different questions can result in a different appearance for each question. If you use AutoFit when creating or modifying Looks, be sure to test the Looks before you start using them with actual questionnaires.