Let me add "Continued" to a table header row.

I

Idaho Word Man

In Microsoft Word documents, I often have multi-page tables that require a
header row on subsequent pages, but I would often like the header row to say
"(cont.)" or something like that on subsequent pages. Is there any way to
create a header row with a different first page? Or perhaps an autotext
entry that would be invisible on the first page but would show on subsequent
pages?

Right now, the only I've found to have "Table 2-B (cont.)" on the second
page of a table is to split it at the bottom of the first page. Tacky.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill

There is another way, but it's pretty fiddly and doesn't permit for much
variation. You have to use the entire table caption and add whatever
continued line you want. This goes in a heading row of the table (with
Heading Rows Repeat enabled). Then, on the first page of the table, you draw
a text box or AutoShape (with no line and white fill) over the continued
notice as "electronic whiteout." This AutoShape must be anchored to a
paragraph in the first non-heading row so that it will not repeat.

FWIW, MS is well aware of users' desire for this feature. My impression is
that the changes in Word 12 will mostly be UI ones; changes of this kind,
which have been requested for many versions running, will probably wait for
Word 13.



Idaho Word Man said:
In Microsoft Word documents, I often have multi-page tables that require a
header row on subsequent pages, but I would often like the header row to say
"(cont.)" or something like that on subsequent pages. Is there any way to
create a header row with a different first page? Or perhaps an autotext
entry that would be invisible on the first page but would show on subsequent
pages?

Right now, the only I've found to have "Table 2-B (cont.)" on the second
page of a table is to split it at the bottom of the first page. Tacky.

----------------
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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...-567491fe928b&dg=microsoft.public.word.tables
 

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