I can't seem to get vertical alignment to take, when translating HTML to Word. I am using vertical-align: top, and the HTML side works fine, with or without the !important. The Word doc ignores it. Wish I could paste a picture here to demonstrate the results. There is nothing in the td cells except text (no divs, p's, etc.).
table.checklist td, table.checklist.th {
vertical-align: top !important;
}