WD: Page Break in Table Even When "Keep Lines Together" Active

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 5.1a, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

The paragraph formatting option Keep Lines Together does not prevent page breaks between table rows.

CAUSE

In Word, table rows are treated as separate paragraphs. Keep Lines Together is designed to prevent a page break between the lines of a particular paragraph.

WORKAROUND

Using Keep With Next Paragraph in a table that is less than one page in length will prevent a page break between the rows of the table.

To keep the rows of a table together, follow these steps:

1. Select the entire table by holding down the OPTION key and double-clicking any cell in the table.

2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then select the Line and Page Break tab.

3. Click the Keep With Next Paragraph option and click the OK button.

If the table is larger than one page, Word will move the entire table to the next page and put a soft page break between the rows of the table where the natural page break occurs.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Users Guide" version 5.X, page 440-441

"Microsoft Word Users Guide" version 6.0, page 258

"Reference to Microsoft Word," version 4.0, page 264