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Table - Joined Cell Split Over Page Break
DocumentID: 606084
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:31:37 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: A table with a joined cell is being split over a page break. The customer set up a table and joined the cells in the first column. The text in one of the cells in the second column is a complete page in length. The result is that the column extends onto the next page. The first cell then exists on the first, second, and third pages. The table lines end where the cell in the second column ends, but the text in column one continues on with no borders. In other words, in a table, the last cell on a page should be wrapped to the next page if it is too big, but WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS is splitting it between the two pages.

Steps to duplicate:
Create a Table (Alt-F7, 2, 1, 3, 4). Block column one, select 7 for join, and answer yes to join cells. F7 to exit out of Table Edit. Put your cursor in column 2 in the third cell (cell B3). Solutions: The page break appears in the middle of a table because the cell after the page break is too big to fit on the page.

The following steps list how to break a large cell so that it will stay on the same page as the rest of the table.
1.      Enter hard returns at the end of every third line
2.      Turn on Table Edit (Alt-F7) and place the cursor inside the cell that needs to be broken
3.      Press 8 to Split, 1 for Rows, and enter the number of hard returns placed in the cell in step 1
4.      Remove the inside lines so that the cells will appear to be one cell

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