Table

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BDK

I'm using Word 2000.

I have several tables in my document that others will be putting data into.
I do not want my table to be split across 2 pages, I would prefer that if the
table is too long for one page that the entire table move to the 2nd page;
not just a portion of that table move to the 2nd page.

I went to table/properties/row and I unchecked the box that states "allow
row to break across pages". However when I test, the table still breaks
across 2 pages. Is there something I'm missing?

Thank you.
 
J

Jay Freedman

BDK said:
I'm using Word 2000.

I have several tables in my document that others will be putting data
into. I do not want my table to be split across 2 pages, I would
prefer that if the table is too long for one page that the entire
table move to the 2nd page; not just a portion of that table move to
the 2nd page.

I went to table/properties/row and I unchecked the box that states
"allow row to break across pages". However when I test, the table
still breaks across 2 pages. Is there something I'm missing?

Thank you.
Click to expand...

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/KeepTableOn1Page.htm and
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/ControlPgBrksInTables.htm.
 
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claesgn

The "Allow break..." check box just allows or prevents table rows from being
split across pages. In your case, select all table rows except the last one,
and select "Keep with next" in the Format paragraph command.
HTH //Claes
 
G

Genine

You said:
" I would prefer that if the table is too long for one page that the entire
table move to the 2nd page; not just a portion of that table move to the 2nd
page."
But... if the table is too big to fit on one page, it will be too big for
the next as well!
;-)

Aside from that, Word *will* break a table row if the row is too long to fit
on a single page. Some older print drivers will just print the part of the
row that fits on the page and then start the next new row on the next page,
so you will lose text in the print out that's there on screen for all to see.

If Word needs to break a table across a page break, best thing to do is let
it do that.
 
S

Suzanne S. Barnhill

I think BDK meant that the table is too long to fit into the remaining space
on the page, that is, too long for *the* page, not longer than *a* page.
 
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