Text Flow

Set the text flow options for the text before and after the table.

To access this command...

Choose Table - Properties - Text Flow tab.

Text flow

Break

Select this check box, and then select the type of break that you want to associate with the table.

Page

Inserts a page break before or after the table.

Column

Inserts a column break before or after the table on a multi-column page.

Before

Inserts a page or column break before the table.

After

Inserts a page or column break after the table.

With Page Style

Applies the page style that you specify to the first page that follows the page break.

Page Style

Select the page style that you want to apply to the first page that follows the break.

Page number

Enter the page number for the first page that follows the break. If you want to continue the current page numbering, leave the checkbox unchecked.

Allow table to split across pages and columns

Allows a page break or column break between the rows of a table.

Allow row to break across pages and columns

Allows a page break or column break inside a row of the table. This option is not applied to the first row in a table if the Repeat Heading option is selected.

Keep with next paragraph

Keeps the table and the following paragraph together when you insert the break.

Repeat heading

Repeats the table heading on a new page when the table spans more than one page.

The first ... rows

Enter the number of rows to include in the heading.

Text orientation

Select the orientation for the text in the cells. You can use the following formatting options to specify the orientation of text in table cells:

Horizontal
Vertical (top to bottom)
Use superordinate object settings
Vertical (bottom to top)

Vertical alignment

Specify the vertical text alignment for the cells in the table.

Repeating a Table Heading on a New Page