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Prevent Word from Automatically Joining Adjacent Tables
We're constructing documents with tables that we want very close to one
another, preferably abutting but remaining distinct tables in the document's object model. If 2 tables are separated by an empty paragraph, and then we delete the paragraph, the tables automatically join into one. This is what we are trying to avoid. For now, we're leaving the empty paragraph in and setting its font size to 1 PT, but that's the closest we've figured out. If anyone knows how to kill the auto-join behavior, we would appreciate it. Thanks in advance! -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Hi Randy,
You can format the separating ¶ as hidden (John McGhie will roast me for that: He says it may well cause corruption), or you can apply different table styles. What's the reason? If you want to influence how the table(s) break(s) across pages, there are other options. Greetings, Klaus "Randy Pearson" wrote: We're constructing documents with tables that we want very close to one another, preferably abutting but remaining distinct tables in the document's object model. If 2 tables are separated by an empty paragraph, and then we delete the paragraph, the tables automatically join into one. This is what we are trying to avoid. For now, we're leaving the empty paragraph in and setting its font size to 1 PT, but that's the closest we've figured out. If anyone knows how to kill the auto-join behavior, we would appreciate it. Thanks in advance! -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Thanks. I didn't realize you could set things as hidden.
The reason is we're automating the extraction of information from Word DOC files into a database. We're using tables to provide clearly-defined locations where the user's input goes, and similarly we're using the document's tables collection as a fundamental aspect in locating and extracting the different parts. When two tables get joined into one, this disrupts this process. Our extraction code would need to be more complex if we had to allow that. -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Thanks for the explanation! I would never have thought of that...
I'd hide the paragraph mark, too. John McGhie's main objection was to make the last paragraph mark in the doc invisible. (Alternating) table styles can also create problems/corruption, and would be much more difficult to implement. Klaus Randy Pearson wrote: Thanks. I didn't realize you could set things as hidden. The reason is we're automating the extraction of information from Word DOC files into a database. We're using tables to provide clearly-defined locations where the user's input goes, and similarly we're using the document's tables collection as a fundamental aspect in locating and extracting the different parts. When two tables get joined into one, this disrupts this process. Our extraction code would need to be more complex if we had to allow that. -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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I should also add that every 5th table is a "real" table in that it
contains repeating rows where the user enters references. By keeping the tables separate, it's easier for them to add rows to that table by hitting TAB from the last cell. If the tables were merged, that would not be possible. But thinking about it further, without a little visual space, it may not be obvious that the tables are separate so that this is available. So in fact, we're no leaning toward not minding a couple of points of a gap. [This seems like a cool forum. Glad I found it. Are there preferences, such as getting emails when someone replies?] -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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[This seems like a cool forum. Glad I found it. Are there preferences,
such as getting emails when someone replies?] Man, you are on Usenet... Even if the web site you're on looks like a forum, it only fishes for newsgroup postings and then sends what you wrote back to the newsgroups. Microsoft has a web interface on their servers, too: http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx And for searching the archives, you best use Google: http://www.google.com/groups?as_ugro...ft.public.word You can use Outlook Express or another newsreader to access the newsgroups directly. For the MS newsgroups, pasting news://news.microsoft.com into your browser URL bar should hopefully get you started. A newsreader has many advantages. You can read posts offline, sort posts different ways, search them, mark threads as "read", highlight threads where you've got replies, ... http://www.word.mvps.org/FindHelp/index.htm has a few tips specific to the Word newsgroups. Greetings, Klaus |
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If you access the newsgroups via the web interface on microsoft.com and you
go through the process of signing in with Passport, you can elect to receive notification when there has been a response to your post. -- Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Randy Pearson via OfficeKB.com" wrote in message ... I should also add that every 5th table is a "real" table in that it contains repeating rows where the user enters references. By keeping the tables separate, it's easier for them to add rows to that table by hitting TAB from the last cell. If the tables were merged, that would not be possible. But thinking about it further, without a little visual space, it may not be obvious that the tables are separate so that this is available. So in fact, we're no leaning toward not minding a couple of points of a gap. [This seems like a cool forum. Glad I found it. Are there preferences, such as getting emails when someone replies?] -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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OIC, thanks. There was nothing on the web interface I encountered that
mentioned the fact that this was a newsgorup. Found this "site" via a ask.com search. -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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