Unwanted break in table

[Simon Quilley]

I have created a document with a long continuous table. On
the first page (and only that page) the table refuses to
flow down to the bottom of the page but stubbornly leaves
a gap before resuming on the next page. There are no page
breaks. There is a footer, but the same footer on each
page. The paragraph formatting seems OK. Any ideas? Word
97.

 

[Margaret Aldis]

Hi Simon

Have you got a row set not to break across pages? You also need to check the
Line and Page Break paragraph settings in the first column to make sure
these are not holding text together within or across rows.

 

[Simon Quilley]

Thanks for that.

First suggestion - I checked Table/Cell height and width
and the checkbox for "Allow row to break across pages" is
ticked.
Second one - I selected the first column on the last row
before the "gap" and then did Format/Paragraph and on the
Lines and page breaks tab the only box that is checked is
the "widows and orphans" one.

I should clarify that my table does continue on to the
second page, just with a large unsightly gap.

Any other ideas?

 

[Margaret Aldis]

Hi Simon -

It would be the row and paragraph settings *after* the gap that would be
holding text together. If Word can't fit the stuff that must stay together
on the first page, it must move it en masse to the second.

 

[Simon Quilley]

Margaret, you're a star. Problem solved. Thanks very much.