WD2013 : Won't allow tables to break across pages

Anonymous
2013-02-23T00:36:16+00:00

I am an intermediate level user of word but seem to be getting stuck on this item with WD2013.  Routinely when I create or paste in tables, WD2013 will not allow the tables to break across pages.  I have done the usual table properties checks (allow break) and paragraph checks (keep with next) but no luck.  I am admittedly only a few weeks old with WD2013, so I'm hoping it is just another setting I'm missing in the new format.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-06T22:11:57+00:00

    It appears to be a bug in WD2013.  I've been trying all manner of option combinations, and then it struck me to just use the format painter from a table that does split, and apply the format across all rows.

    It worked.  Non of the visible table properties appear to have changed, so my presumption is that the issue lies somewhere deep.

    Hope this helps.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-01-29T18:07:03+00:00

    I have recently come across this same issue.   We had tables that that had the caption the table undering that table but if that table is bigger than a page it is appearing on the next page before it gets split.   This behavior did not occur in 2010 (which I am running) but is occuring on 2013 that my colleagues are using.   We take the first row and change the paragraph and remove keep with next the table will then appear on the same page as caption.   We are both grabbing the file from the same change control tool so both have the same exact file.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-05-27T04:37:53+00:00

    And

    Go to: table properties / Tab: Table 

    Go to: Positioning

    Uncheck: Move with text

    Check: Allow Overlap

    Afterwards everything will be as you expected. Table allows to break through lines after this step.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-02-23T02:35:59+00:00

    Confirmed.  Text wrapping property is 'None' in all cases.

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  5. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-04-27T03:36:56+00:00

    It could be undesirable to apply the Page Break before attribute to the caption as you could end up with a mostly empty page before the table if there are only a few lines of text on the page before the table.

    If you format both the caption and the paragraph in the Repeat heading row so that they are kept with next:

    1. The caption and the Repeat heading row will NOT be orphaned at the bottom of the page.  (The whole table will moved to the next page if there is not room for the caption and the Repeat heading row AND the first row of the table after the Repeat heading row.
    2. The Repeat heading row will continue to function correctly.

    The above is true in both 2010 and 2013.

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