Re: Table split vertically across pages in Word

["Mike O." <obie1121 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I like Dick's method of maintaining the table as one file. But
instead of exporting to EPS each time, how about inserting the
file as a linked Word object on each facing page?  Then you can
crop the left and right objects. 

Theoretically when your table changes, all you'd have to do is
update the link on each facing page, and your placement and
cropping would be preserved.

I used to do this all the time to put (single) tables into
WinHelp files. 

Caveat: I tried this on a quick dummy doc, and it worked for me
in Word 2k. If you try it, make sure the print quality holds up,
and make sure the object linking stays put. 

good luck


Rob Partridge wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've got a bit of a weird request. I've a client who has a
document where
> facing pages contain tables that match in contents. For
example, in a row on
> the left page, there would be a requirement and description,
and on the
> right page, a solution and a description.
> 

> 
> At the moment this is being maintained by using a single large
table and
> manually adding and subtracting spaces to make the cells in
each page line
> up. As you can imagine, this is a nightmare to maintain, plus
numbering
> doesn't work correctly.
> 
> Is there any way to get a table to straddle pages horizontally
in Word? I
> realise I can dummy up pages in A3, using a single table and a
blank column
> across the virtual page split. But this means the document has
to be printed
> with difficulty.
> 
>

Rob,

Create the table as one large table per spread (or as a
continuous table 
with page breaks), with a blank ditch column of arbitrary width.
Use 
Word, Excel, Interleaf, or whatever other program you are
comfortable 
with (makes no difference).

Each time the table is edited, execute the following steps:

1. Print to file and Distill or use Create PDF macro.
2. Open the PDF in Acrobat. On each page, File > Export > EPS 
(remembering to save each page under a different filename).
3. Insert the EPS on the left page of your Word document,
aligned a 
fixed distance from the top margin. Crop it from the right until
you are 
into the blank ditch. Copy the graphic and paste it on the right
page, 
recropping it to expose the right half of the table.
4. Repeat as needed.

I know this sounds tedious, but once you get the hang of it,
you'll be 
able to do it quickly while talking on the phone or
participating in a 
meeting.

Dick

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