At 13:37 14/12/2010 -0500, Kevin McLauchlan wrote:
A table extends over several pages. How do you tell it to
split/break after the first content row, so that the table can begin
on a page with TONS of space? This is a problem I had before, but
never solved. Encountered again in a 'new' doc.
A two-column table insists on starting at top of page 20, leaving
two lonely lines of body text at the top of page 19, and the rest of
page 19 empty. The table has large-ish cells containing pictures, so
two or three rows will fit on a page. The header row and first two
content rows fit easily on page 20. This implies that the header and
row 1 of content would fit easily on page 19, under the two lines of
body text... and still leave empty space on that page. But the table
refuses to break after the first row.
I have tried Table Properties and individual cell properties, as
well as properties of the text paragraphs within the cells. I can't
find a way to tell my table that it is not merely OK, but actually
desirable to start following the most recent body text, and to break
conveniently between content row 1 and content row 2. Several
reviewers have complained about the bad layout and incompetent use
of page space.
In general, you will want to solve this problem for future
reference. But if your problem is - as you suggest - that your final
copy is looking bad, there is surely a simple workaround which can be
applied at the last minute before publication. Break the table into
two, so that the rows that can appear on the first page are in one
table and do so, and the rest are in a second table starting on the
new page, as you wish. (To do this, put the cursor into the first
row of what you want to be the second table and go to Table | Split
Table (or right-click | Split Table).) If necessary, either put a
manual page break between the two tables or else set the second's
text flow to page break before.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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