auto break word tables across pages in 2007

[dsjr]

hi

I am working in word 2007

if I insert a table and it is too long for the space that remains on the
page .. the table jumps to the next page

how do I get it so that part of the table stays on the origional page and
the balance flows to the next page?

thanks

d

 

[Jay Freedman]

hi

I am working in word 2007

if I insert a table and it is too long for the space that remains on the
page .. the table jumps to the next page

how do I get it so that part of the table stays on the origional page and
the balance flows to the next page?

thanks

d

The principles discussed in
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/ControlPgBrksInTables.htm
are still the same -- there are several possible causes, and you have
to track them down one by one.

To augment that article for Word 2007:

- To find the "Keep with next" and "Keep together" properties of the
paragraphs in the table, click the tiny arrow in the bottom right
corner of the Paragraph group on the Home ribbon, then click the Line
and Page Breaks tab of the dialog that appears.

- To find the Table Properties dialog, click the Layout tab under the
Table Tools (which appears only when the cursor is in a table), then
click Properties in the Table group.

 

[dsjr]

hi Jay .. thank you

I tried all of what you suggested and, still, when I create a table, and it
extends past 1 page,

a) if it does not all fit on the page .. there is already text on the page,
or,
b) the table is longer than 1 page ... the whole table jumps to the next
page (despite selecting break rows)

any other suggestions?

d

 

[dsjr]

hi Jay .. thank you

I tried everything you suggested and still, when the table exceeds a page,
or if there is text above the table so that it will not fit on the page .. it
still jumps to another page (despit allowing table to split between rows)

any other suggestions?

d

 

[Jay Freedman]

If your rows are marked to allow page breaks, then there must be
paragraph formatting on the contents of at least one cell in each row
that prevents breaks. Since "Keep together" is ignored in tables
(something I consider a bug, but it's been in every Word version),
it's probably "Keep with next". Examine the paragraph formatting of
the first line of every cell in the table to see what you find.

 

[dsjr]

thank you for all your help , Jay ... I think I finally have it!!

Debra