Freezing Row

Is there a way to freeze rows in Word tables like you can
in Excel so the table headers are left at the top of the
page?

Repeated table headings are visible only in print layout
view or when you print the document.

Select the heading row or rows. The selection must include
the first row of the table.
On the Table menu, click Heading Rows Repeat.
Note Microsoft Word automatically repeats table headings
on new pages that result from automatic page breaks. Word
does not repeat a heading if you insert a manual page
break within a table.

-----Original Message-----
Is there a way to freeze rows in Word tables like you can
in Excel so the table headers are left at the top of the
page?
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Unfortunately, no, Word has nothing comparable to Freeze Panes (though I
often wish it did). I would be tempted to say that whenever you get involved
in a table wide enough to require this, you should be thinking about working
in Excel instead, especially since it would be rare to actually print such a
wide table from Word. As for *long* tables, you can, as kchriqui points out,
designate one or more rows at the top of the table as heading rows and they
will repeat on each page. Unfortunately, not only can you see the repeated
headings only in Print Layout view, you can't even see them there if your
zoom level doesn't display the entire page and you scroll down to a point on
the page where the headings are no longer visible.

--
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
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"Tina" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to freeze rows in Word tables like you can
in Excel so the table headers are left at the top of the
page?

I found using this function in MSWord 97 doesn't all ways
work. My solution is to copy a table "heading" from
another doc that will repeat on the next page and paste
imediately above my table.
Any one else with this problem? Any comments?

-----Original Message-----
Unfortunately, no, Word has nothing comparable to Freeze
Panes (though I
often wish it did). I would be tempted to say that
whenever you get involved
in a table wide enough to require this, you should be
thinking about working
in Excel instead, especially since it would be rare to
actually print such a
wide table from Word. As for *long* tables, you can, as
kchriqui points out,
designate one or more rows at the top of the table as
heading rows and they
will repeat on each page. Unfortunately, not only can you
see the repeated
headings only in Print Layout view, you can't even see
them there if your
zoom level doesn't display the entire page and you scroll
down to a point on
the page where the headings are no longer visible.

--
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.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to freeze rows in Word tables like you
can
in Excel so the table headers are left at the top of the
page?

.

Are you saying that setting a row as a heading doesn't make it repeat?
Remember, it must be the first row in the table (you can select multiple
contiguous rows at the top, however), and you must be in Page Layout view to
see it.

--
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.

"Carl" wrote in message
...
I found using this function in MSWord 97 doesn't all ways
work. My solution is to copy a table "heading" from
another doc that will repeat on the next page and paste
imediately above my table.
Any one else with this problem? Any comments?

-----Original Message-----
Unfortunately, no, Word has nothing comparable to Freeze
Panes (though I
often wish it did). I would be tempted to say that
whenever you get involved
in a table wide enough to require this, you should be
thinking about working
in Excel instead, especially since it would be rare to
actually print such a
wide table from Word. As for *long* tables, you can, as
kchriqui points out,
designate one or more rows at the top of the table as
heading rows and they
will repeat on each page. Unfortunately, not only can you
see the repeated
headings only in Print Layout view, you can't even see
them there if your
zoom level doesn't display the entire page and you scroll
down to a point on
the page where the headings are no longer visible.

--
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.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to freeze rows in Word tables like you
can
in Excel so the table headers are left at the top of the
page?

.

Yeah. It extends the selection (selection is styled
as "Normal") to the entire row and formats the selected
row to bold with 4pt before & 2 pt after spacing then
stops with the first row selected.
These spacings I have set in a style called "Table" in
Normal.dot.
I am guessing that by me amending "Table" it may have
caused this?

-----Original Message-----
Are you saying that setting a row as a heading doesn't
make it repeat?
Remember, it must be the first row in the table (you can
select multiple
contiguous rows at the top, however), and you must be in
Page Layout view to
see it.

--
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.

"Carl" wrote in
message
...
I found using this function in MSWord 97 doesn't all
ways
work. My solution is to copy a table "heading" from
another doc that will repeat on the next page and paste
imediately above my table.
Any one else with this problem? Any comments?

-----Original Message-----
Unfortunately, no, Word has nothing comparable to
Freeze
Panes (though I
often wish it did). I would be tempted to say that
whenever you get involved
in a table wide enough to require this, you should be
thinking about working
in Excel instead, especially since it would be rare to
actually print such a
wide table from Word. As for *long* tables, you can, as
kchriqui points out,
designate one or more rows at the top of the table as
heading rows and they
will repeat on each page. Unfortunately, not only can
you
see the repeated
headings only in Print Layout view, you can't even see
them there if your
zoom level doesn't display the entire page and you
scroll
down to a point on
the page where the headings are no longer visible.

--
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.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to freeze rows in Word tables like you
can
in Excel so the table headers are left at the top of
the
page?

.


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If you are using a table style that has specific formatting for the heading
row, then setting a row as a heading presumably would change the formatting,
but you can override this with direct formatting or modify the table style
as needed. The only significant point is whether it repeats as a heading row
on subsequent pages.

--
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.

"Carl" wrote in message
...
Yeah. It extends the selection (selection is styled
as "Normal") to the entire row and formats the selected
row to bold with 4pt before & 2 pt after spacing then
stops with the first row selected.
These spacings I have set in a style called "Table" in
Normal.dot.
I am guessing that by me amending "Table" it may have
caused this?

-----Original Message-----
Are you saying that setting a row as a heading doesn't
make it repeat?
Remember, it must be the first row in the table (you can
select multiple
contiguous rows at the top, however), and you must be in
Page Layout view to
see it.

--
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.

"Carl" wrote in
message
...
I found using this function in MSWord 97 doesn't all
ways
work. My solution is to copy a table "heading" from
another doc that will repeat on the next page and paste
imediately above my table.
Any one else with this problem? Any comments?

-----Original Message-----
Unfortunately, no, Word has nothing comparable to
Freeze
Panes (though I
often wish it did). I would be tempted to say that
whenever you get involved
in a table wide enough to require this, you should be
thinking about working
in Excel instead, especially since it would be rare to
actually print such a
wide table from Word. As for *long* tables, you can, as
kchriqui points out,
designate one or more rows at the top of the table as
heading rows and they
will repeat on each page. Unfortunately, not only can
you
see the repeated
headings only in Print Layout view, you can't even see
them there if your
zoom level doesn't display the entire page and you
scroll
down to a point on
the page where the headings are no longer visible.

--
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.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to freeze rows in Word tables like you
can
in Excel so the table headers are left at the top of
the
page?

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