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Tables won't break across pages.
I've got a series of Word documents that are composed largely of tables...
this for annotation in what becomes a wide margin. Under Word in Office 2000 I never had a problem, except that Widow/Orphan control didn't seem to work in tables. No big deal, this could be managed manually. But now, using Word for Office 2003/XP, I cannot get a table to break across page transitions. Only 'complete' table cells can be accommodated on a page, otherwise contiguous cells break apart and slip to the next page, leaving a big white space on the previous one. Am I missing something? I'm almost ready to reinstall Office 2000! |
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Table Properties, Row tab, check "Allow row to break across pages" box.
"Jim Wood" wrote: I've got a series of Word documents that are composed largely of tables... this for annotation in what becomes a wide margin. Under Word in Office 2000 I never had a problem, except that Widow/Orphan control didn't seem to work in tables. No big deal, this could be managed manually. But now, using Word for Office 2003/XP, I cannot get a table to break across page transitions. Only 'complete' table cells can be accommodated on a page, otherwise contiguous cells break apart and slip to the next page, leaving a big white space on the previous one. Am I missing something? I'm almost ready to reinstall Office 2000! |
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Thanks, Hélène,
But that box is already checked... defaults that way, I think. I even tried unchecking the box and the rechecking it again... no dice. I have to split the table manually to fit as many cells on one page as I can, then live with the white space on the previous page. Something here is different than with Office 2000. -Jim |
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Make sure the text in the relevant cells is not formatted as "Keep with
next." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jim Wood" wrote in message ... Thanks, Hélène, But that box is already checked... defaults that way, I think. I even tried unchecking the box and the rechecking it again... no dice. I have to split the table manually to fit as many cells on one page as I can, then live with the white space on the previous page. Something here is different than with Office 2000. -Jim |
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Thanks, Suzanne,
But I thought of that, too. This one really has me baffled. (I think) I've tried everything! Jim |
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Jim,
Did you create these documents in Word 2000 or Word 2003, or doesn't it matter on your computer? Have you looked at whether you have chosen apply formatting to the whole table within the Modify Style of the particular style you are using for this table, rather than some of the other single row or cell options? "Jim Wood" wrote: Thanks, Suzanne, But I thought of that, too. This one really has me baffled. (I think) I've tried everything! Jim |
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I am having a similar problem. How do I verify that the text is not formatted
as "keep with next?" "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Make sure the text in the relevant cells is not formatted as "Keep with next." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jim Wood" wrote in message ... Thanks, Hélène, But that box is already checked... defaults that way, I think. I even tried unchecking the box and the rechecking it again... no dice. I have to split the table manually to fit as many cells on one page as I can, then live with the white space on the previous page. Something here is different than with Office 2000. -Jim |
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Click in each paragraph in the affected cells (one at a time) and go to
Format | Paragraph. On the Line and Page Breaks tab, make sure "Keep with next" is not checked. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "yamie" wrote in message ... I am having a similar problem. How do I verify that the text is not formatted as "keep with next?" "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Make sure the text in the relevant cells is not formatted as "Keep with next." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jim Wood" wrote in message ... Thanks, Hélène, But that box is already checked... defaults that way, I think. I even tried unchecking the box and the rechecking it again... no dice. I have to split the table manually to fit as many cells on one page as I can, then live with the white space on the previous page. Something here is different than with Office 2000. -Jim |
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