I'm not clear what you've tried, but if you select Table Table Properties
Table tab and click on "Around" under "Text Wrapping" then the table can
be moved as a graphic object and two can be placed side by side or however
else you want.

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Enjoy,
Tony

"Experience Lacking" Experience wrote in
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(1) I want to put two or more separate tables, of different sizes, on the
same page and give each its own caption, in Word. It seems splitting
tables,
partly a way to
do it maybe, can only be done horizontally, not vertically, so that is not
an option if I want two or more tables side-by-side. Dragging one table
to
put next to another simply incorprates them. (2) How does one put blocks
of
text next to a table? Putting text into a 1x1 table and keeping or
removing
the border, then dragging, has the same effect as in (1). Any suggestions
much appreciated. I have Microsoft Windows XP and Word 2005. Many
thanks.