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Suzanne S. Barnhill
 
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How you proceed from here depends on whether you want to (1) merely place
them side by side or (2) actually combine them into a single table.

1. Side by side

a. The easiest way to place tables side by side (works in any version of
Word) is to use two columns. Insert/paste a table in the first column,
insert a column break (Ctrl+Shift+Enter), then insert/paste a table into the
second column. If the tables are of different widths, you can use uneven
columns in Word 97 and above.

b. In Word 2000 and above, you can "float" one or both of the tables by
dragging the table handle (Print Layout view) or by changing the wrapping to
Around (Table tab of Table Properties). Getting the tables to stay put can
be a problem.

c. One or both tables can be inserted in text boxes (Word 97 and above);
again, placement can be a problem.

d. You could nest the tables in two cells of a larger table (Word 2000
and above).

2. Joined. How you handle this will depend on the complexity of the tables.
If they are very complex, it may be easier to essentially start from
scratch, adding columns to one table and dragging the text from the other
cell by cell.

a. If there are no merged rows or columns, you may be able to add
columns to one table and paste cells from the other table into them. You'll
have better luck with this in Word 2002/2003 if you use the Paste Options
button. In Word 2000 you may well end up with a nested table. In my
experience, Word seems to be very good at guessing what you want to do and
doing exactly the opposite!

b. Another approach would be to convert both tables to text, separating
fields with tabs. Then use column select (Alt+drag) to select the second
table and drag it up to the right of the first one. Then convert text to
table.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Jefatura IES La Granja" wrote in message
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Thank you very much.

Well, I didn't make the question properly. I would like to join in the

same
page two tables side by side because these tables are different, they come
from two different documents.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" escribió en el mensaje
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Delete the empty paragraph between them.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Jefatura IES La Granja" wrote in

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¿Cómo puedo pegar, una junto a la otra dos tablas de word?
Gracias.