Repeat Table Title with Cont. or x of y for each Page

[Tom N]

I know that I can create a repeating Table Title by adding an addional
heading row at the top of the table (Table - Heading Rows Repeat), then
losing the extra lines.

However, how do I put some information on subsequent table pages that show
that this table is continued from the current page. I would like to display x
of y on each page of my long table, but I would be satisfied by just printing
Cont on sibsequent pages.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You may have to settle for a "continued" line unless you're willing to put
the table in a separate section and use Page { PAGE } of { SECTIONPAGES }
in the header.

Even a "continued" notice is not that easy. The only proposal for doing this
that looks likely to work (proposed by Terry Farrell; I haven't tested it)
is to put "continued" in the heading row itself, then use an opaque text box
or AutoShape anchored *outside* the heading row to cover it up on the first
page.

 

[Tom N]

Sorry, but that does not work. This is a must for technical work with U.S Air
Force customers. They are very strict in the ways you show table titles in
the large tables that they need.

I was hoping that Microsoft had fixed thie problem since I remember having
it since about version 2 of MS Word. I know that WordPerfect lets you do
this.
Thanks,
Tom

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, actually, I just tried it, and it does work for me. You have to make
sure the AutoShape is wrapped In Front of Text and anchored to a paragraph
in the row below the heading (you'll have to lock the anchor to that
paragraph, then move the AutoShape into place).