I have a table caption in the first row of a table that spans multiple pages.
On the second and each successive page, I would like to have the word
"continued" appended to the table caption. Other than using text boxes
expertly positioned (and easily messed up if the table changes at all), is it
possible to do this? Do field codes provide this type of functionality?

No. "Text boxes expertly positioned" are about the only alternative, but
they should not be subject to being messed up too easily. If you anchor the
text box to a paragraph in the first nonheading row and set its position
relative to that paragraph, it should move with it predictably; only if the
formatting (not just the text) of that particular paragraph is revised (to
add Space Before or an indent, for example) should there be any change in
the position of the text box.

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"padraig" wrote in message
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I have a table caption in the first row of a table that spans multiple
pages.
On the second and each successive page, I would like to have the word
"continued" appended to the table caption. Other than using text boxes
expertly positioned (and easily messed up if the table changes at all), is
it
possible to do this? Do field codes provide this type of functionality?

No, this feature has often been requested but never included in Word.
Another one that hasn't appeared is a conditional footer ("Continued on next
page") on all but the last page of a table.

One thing that may help: Instead of positioning a text box containing
"Continued" on each page of the table, include the word in the repeating
header and use a white-filled box to hide it on the first page. That way, if
something changes, you have to reposition only the one box. If you anchor
the box in a cell in the table's second row, you may not need to reposition
it at all.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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padraig wrote:
I have a table caption in the first row of a table that spans
multiple pages. On the second and each successive page, I would like
to have the word "continued" appended to the table caption. Other
than using text boxes expertly positioned (and easily messed up if
the table changes at all), is it possible to do this? Do field codes
provide this type of functionality?

Noticed other posts asking and getting some form of answer to this question.
Please disregard.

One thing that may help: Instead of positioning a text box containing
"Continued" on each page of the table, include the word in the repeating
header and use a white-filled box to hide it on the first page.

Yes, of course, this is what I thought padraig referred to.

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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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all may benefit.

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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No, this feature has often been requested but never included in Word.
Another one that hasn't appeared is a conditional footer ("Continued on
next
page") on all but the last page of a table.

One thing that may help: Instead of positioning a text box containing
"Continued" on each page of the table, include the word in the repeating
header and use a white-filled box to hide it on the first page. That way,
if
something changes, you have to reposition only the one box. If you anchor
the box in a cell in the table's second row, you may not need to
reposition
it at all.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

padraig wrote:
I have a table caption in the first row of a table that spans
multiple pages. On the second and each successive page, I would like
to have the word "continued" appended to the table caption. Other
than using text boxes expertly positioned (and easily messed up if
the table changes at all), is it possible to do this? Do field codes
provide this type of functionality?