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Subject:Re: Page breaks in tables problem (Word) From:"Hyde, Barb # IHTUL" <Barb -dot- Hyde -at- TULSA -dot- CISTECH -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 16 Feb 1999 10:16:09 -0600
Gentlemen:
I don't know if the Mac version has this, but the Intel version
does:
- Highlight the table
- On the Table menu, open Cell Height and Width.
- Empty the Allow Row to Break Across Pages check box
> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:02:04 -0500
> From: Andres Heuberger <andresh -at- FXTRANS -dot- COM>
> Subject: Re: Page breaks in tables problem (Word)
>
> John,
>
> This is one of the most frustrating things about MS Word. The only way
> around it -- to to best of my knowledge -- is to:
> * select the entire row that is now breaking across pages
> * go to Format | Paragraph
> * select both "Keep lines together" _and_ "Keep with next"
>
> This will force the page break above the row you just formatted.
>
> You don't want to include these settings in a paragraph style though. If
> every cell in every row is formatted this way, you'll go back to page
> breaks in the middle of cells. In other words, this is a manual job.
>
> Regards,
> Andres
>
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