How to prevent Word from merging tables?

[Richard L Rosenheim]

Using Word 2003, I'm working on a design document, and I'm using tables to
control the formatting of blocks. But, when I paste a block, one after
another, Word is automatically merging the two tables into a single table.
Which besides making it difficult to edit the contents of, is screwing up
the spacing between the blocks.

Is there a way of preventing Word from automatically merging the tables
together?

TIA,

Richard

 

[Anne Troy]

Put something between then, Richard. Like a paragraph return.
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~Anne Troy

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[Richard L Rosenheim]

I was hoping for a more foolproof solution. I don't always remember, don't
always have the mouse in the right position, and occasionally even delete
the blank line...

Thanks for the reply anyway,

Richard Rosenheim

 

[Anne Troy]

Learn to work with your show/hide button on.
http://www.officearticles.com/word/show-hide_button_in_microsoft_word.htm

Within a month, you won't know what you did without it.

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~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com

 

[Doug Robbins]

Select the row that you want to be the first row of a new table and from the
Tables menu, select Split Table and it will split it for you.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP