Undoubtedly the perfect tool for working withThe tables are Microsoft Excel, however, Word also has tools for creating and editing them. If you prefer the “Word” in terms of working with tables, then you should find out all the features of a text editor, so that working with them is more productive.
In this article we will talk about how to make a break of the table in the Word, by the way, there are plenty of ways to accomplish this goal, but here the four main ones will be disassembled.
Method One: A Simple Break
Before the story of how to make a breaktables, it is worth making a reservation that the instruction will be executed on the example of the 2016 program, but it is also excellent for earlier versions. Perhaps, the icons of some tools and their location will differ, but the main idea will remain the same.
We proceed directly to how to make the table break in the program. For this you need:
- Select the first row. This is done simply: it is necessary, holding the left mouse button (LMB), to stretch the cursor over all cells of the line.
- Now you need to go to the "Layout" tab. It is located in the tab "Working with tables".
- There you should click on the "Split Table" button, which is located in the "Union" tool group.
After all the steps, you can observe the break of the table, which means that everything is done correctly. It was only the first of four methods, so without losing time, we move on.
Method Two: How to do it in Word 2003
Unfortunately, if you use to work withtext and tables of the program in 2003, the previous instructions will not work for you. But now we will describe in detail how to make a break in the table in this version.
Everything is simple here. Initially, you just need to highlight the first line of the future table, and then in the "Table" tab click on the "Split page" line. After that, it will break.
Method three: hotkeys
If you do not want to choose your own method for each software version, how to make a table break, then a universal method will be presented for you now.
To split a table using hotkeys, you need to:
- As in the previous cases, the first row of the future table should be highlighted.
- Press CTRL + ENTER.
That's all.As you can see, this method is much faster than the previous ones, and most importantly, it is suitable for all versions of the program. But someone may note that after the manipulations done, the second table has moved to another page. If you wanted this result, then leave everything as it is, if not, just place the cursor immediately after the first page and press the BACKSPACE key, after this the tables will be placed on one sheet with one paragraph indention.
Method Four: Page Break
In addition to the previous one, there is another universal method. Now we will talk about it.
To make two from one table using a page break, you need to do the following:
- Place the mouse in the line that will be the first in the second table. Note that you do not need to select a line.
- Go to the "Insert" tab.
- In the "Pages" toolbar, click on the "Page Break" icon.
After all done the table will be divided. However, in this case, it will fit on a new sheet irrevocably, that is, you will not be able to place both halves on one sheet.
Merge tables back
If you are thinking about how to join a table after a break, then you need to do the following:
- Completely select the second part.
- Press CTRL + X.
- Place the cursor immediately after the first part.
- Press CTRL + V.
In this way, tables can be merged into one. Of course, there are several algorithms for combining them, but this one is the most common.
