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Retain repeating table headings when controlling page breaks (97/2000/2001/2002)
You can use the Table | Heading Rows Repeat command (Table | Headings in Word 97) to cause the first row(s) in your table to carry over when your table overflows onto another page. However, what do you do when Word breaks your table in a place you don't want it to? You can prevent a row from breaking across pages by clearing the Allow Row To Break Across Pages check box on the table's Row property sheet, and you can keep rows together by selecting the Keep With Next check box in the Paragraph dialog box. But as helpful as these techniques may be, they don't allow you to control the exact point at which your table breaks across pages.
If you're considering using a manual page break, a section break, or choosing Table | Split Table to continue your table on the next page, resist the temptation. When you use these techniques, your repeating table headings aren't carried over to subsequent pages. However, you can work around this behavior using the Page Break Before paragraph format instead. To do so, place the insertion point in the leftmost cell of the row that should begin on a new page, and then choose Format | Paragraph from the menu bar. Click on the Line And Page Breaks tab, select the Page Break Before check box, and then click OK. Word continues the table on the next page, beginning with the repeating heading row(s) and following with the row you selected and the remainder of your table.
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