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How can you "unsplit" a table and make just one table again?

Anonymous
2012-08-15T18:37:56+00:00

I needed to split the table because it ran over onto the 2nd page.  Then I revised my document and repaginated.  Now the table will fit on one page, but it is still split in two.  It looks as if I have two tables on the page.  How do I "unsplit" the table and make it just one table again without creating a new table and reentering all of the information?

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  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 434.8K Reputation points
    2012-08-16T13:41:56+00:00

    Just to clarify a bit :-)

    What worked for you is exactly what Daniel suggested -- deleting the empty paragraphs that separated the tables. The empty paragraphs are what accounted for the "space" you cut. Had you displayed the non-printing characters () you would have seen the paragraph markers... Those are what you selected & removed :-)

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-08-15T23:15:51+00:00

    Thanks for that answer.  It didn't solve my problem, but it did put me on the track to find an answer: here's what I did.  I "selected" the empty spaces between the two tables (highlight); then I clicked on the "Edit" menu and selected the "Cut" option.  And lo and behold, the two tables joined up again!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-08-15T23:07:12+00:00

    If you are using the Around attribute to make the table float, you are in for trouble. When a floating table does not fit on a page, it splits and it's very easy for it to become uncontrollable. Thus, the Around attribute should only be enabled if there is space for the text to flow around the table on the page.

    Try this:

    • Click on the first table
    • Do Table > Table Properties
    • In Text Wrapping, select "None" (it may be so already)
    • If you still have two tables (i.e, the other half is still floating), repeat the process with the second table

    Now place the tables one after the other. They should join. If there are empty paragraphs between them, delete them.

    Once your table is finalized, only if it can effectively fit on one page and you do need the text to wrap around it (much like with a floating picture), then turn the Around attribute back on.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-08-16T17:31:02+00:00

    Thanks!  I guess my reply wasn't clear ... I just hadn't figured out how to get rid of those extra paragraphs.  I was just using the "delete" key on my keyboard, which I would do in text, but that wasn't working.  So now I know to use the "cut" command on the Edit menu. :-)

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