I have to create complex forms in Word, which can be very complex at times, and I have constant problems with creating them as tables, where the table becomes as best as I can describe 'unstable' - once I get to a point editing the cells, suddenly the table rows/cells will shift on their own. Usually when this happens, it happens when I am either splitting a row/cell or if I am moving the cell's boundary. Once it happens, any other edits (including to cells which were editable previously without any problems) will compound the problem, and shift the rows/cells further. Even trying to fix the problem by adjusting the rows which are out of alignment only causes the table rows to shift more. Attached is an example:




I have not found out what is causing this issue, but it almost always seems to happen after I have spent hours setting up, and usually when I'm working on the last few rows. I have tried deleting the last few rows and recreating them, but the problem does not go away

The above table is on a page set to 2 columns, and the table spans both columns (I cannot use 2 separate tables, since tabbing from the last cell in one table will not go to the second table, but will create a new row in the first table).

If anyone can tell me why this is happening, and more importantly, how to either prevent it from happening, or fix it when it does happen, I would greatly appreciate it. Please let me know if there is any information about the table settings I can provide helpful in diagnosing this problem.