Tables and footers

[robert ginns]

Hi

Say I have a blank page and I create a simple table
with 2 columns and 2 rows. I fill the table with text
such that the text runs over into a second page. I have
to put an identifying number in the lower right hand
column indicating that the first page is 1 of 2. But
since the table has expanded, taking all the space on the
first page, I am unable to put a number where I want to?
How can I solve this problem? I thought that putting a
footer in there would be a solution, but I found that to
be complicated because I have several pages with tables
with non-sequential numbering. Also, when I create a
footer or header and want to delete it, I can delete the
text, but the outline of the header or footer seems to
remain and I can't get rid of it. How to restore the page
to the condition before I put a single header or footer
which I later deleted?

 

[Greg Maxey]

Robert,

Hello.

First I think you should figure out how to use footers and go that route. I
am not certain what you mean when you say you delete the footer text but the
outline of the footer is still there. Every Word document has a header and
footer layer regardless if it holds text or not. If you mean the dashed
boxed outline then close the header and footer toolbar and it will go away.

If you decide you must stick with your present course of manually inserting
a number in the corner of your table, you could set the table rows at an
exact height that fills the page. With exact height set your rows will not
expand over to the next page. You will have to watch carefully as you type
on page one because if your exceed the alloted space and keep typing it will
not appear on the screen or in print.

Good luck

 

[robert ginns]

-----Original Message-----
Robert,

Hello.

First I think you should figure out how to use footers and go that route. I
am not certain what you mean when you say you delete the footer text but the
outline of the footer is still there. Every Word document has a header and
footer layer regardless if it holds text or not. If you mean the dashed
boxed outline then close the header and footer toolbar and it will go away.

If you decide you must stick with your present course of manually inserting
a number in the corner of your table, you could set the table rows at an
exact height that fills the page. With exact height set your rows will not
expand over to the next page. You will have to watch carefully as you type
on page one because if your exceed the alloted space and keep typing it will
not appear on the screen or in print.

Good luck

--
Greg Maxey
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Rockledge, FL
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.Okay, but that really doesn't solve the problem. The

numbering of the pages is not going to be sequential- it
is just the way the client has arranged the work. I have
to let the text overflow onto the next page otherwise I
am repeatedly creating new tables. So, it seems that I
can use a section break, new page to individually set the
footer text? But, say my table is close to the end of the
page. It seems that Word will not let be click in any
spot between the end of the table and the bottom margin
to put in a section break. Without the section break, I
can't customize the footer. What can I do?

 

[Greg Maxey]

Robert,

Put a table on a blank page and fill it with empty paragraphs or text until
is just overflows t the next page. Then delete text until it jumps back to
a single page. Display non-printing character CTRL+SHIFT+8 and select the
paragraph mark at the bottom outside the table. Format it as 1 point. Go
back in the table and enter another line. Sometimes you can squeeze out
another line a then click just below the table to insert a section break.

You may also consider just laying out your document completely and then go
back and manually numbering the pages using a text box floating over text.
I don't know how large your project is, but something like this may be an
alternative.

 

[robert ginns]

-----Original Message-----
Robert,

Put a table on a blank page and fill it with empty paragraphs or text until
is just overflows t the next page. Then delete text until it jumps back to
a single page. Display non-printing character CTRL+SHIFT+8 and select the
paragraph mark at the bottom outside the table. Format it as 1 point. Go
back in the table and enter another line. Sometimes you can squeeze out
another line a then click just below the table to insert a section break.

You may also consider just laying out your document completely and then go
back and manually numbering the pages using a text box floating over text.
I don't know how large your project is, but something like this may be an
alternative.

--
Greg Maxey
A peer in "peer to peer" support
Rockledge, FL
Remove the obvious to reply in e-mail




.
Greg, can I remove the automatic page break that Word

inserted when the table row flowed onto the next page and
then insert at the same place a section break? How would
I do this? If I can then with the section break, I can
manipulate the footers with text for page numbering.