WD: Preventing Page Breaks in Word for Windows Tables

Last reviewed: November 17, 1997
Article ID: Q69415
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.1, 5.1a
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

SUMMARY

Microsoft Word adds a page break if a table is too long to fit on the page. Part of the table may be on one page, while the rest of the table is forced to the next page. If the table is small enough to fit on a page, use the following method to force Word to keep the rows of the table together (use the steps appropriate for your version of Word).

Word 97 for Windows

  1. Select the table.

  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph.

  3. Click the Lines and Page Breaks tab.

  4. Select the Keep With Next check box, and click OK.

Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 7.0

  1. Select the table.

  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph.

  3. Click the Text Flow tab.

  4. Select the Keep with Next check box, and then click OK.

Word for Windows, version 2.0

  1. Select the table.

  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph.

  3. Select the Keep With Next check box under Pagination, and click OK.

Word for Windows, version 1.x

  1. Select the table.

  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph.

  3. Select the With Next check box under Keep Paragraph, and then click OK.

Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

  1. Select the table.

  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph.

  3. Click the Text Flow tab.

  4. Select the Keep With Next check box, and then click OK.

Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.1, 5.1a

  1. Select the table.

  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph.

  3. Select the Keep With Next check box under Pagination.

  4. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

Word places a page break in a table if a single row or several rows are too long to fit between the top and bottom margins of the page. Also, any text on a page can cause the table to break between pages. To correct this problem, adjust the top and bottom margins so that the table fits on the page (or use the steps outlined in the "Summary" section of this article).


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Last reviewed: November 17, 1997
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