How separate tables?

[Guest]

I have a document with 2 tables; one directly above the other.
Despite much trying, I have been unable to insert a paragraph mark in beween
the tables. Is there a trick to do this seemingly impossible task?

 

[Jay Freedman]

I have a document with 2 tables; one directly above the other.
Despite much trying, I have been unable to insert a paragraph mark in
beween the tables. Is there a trick to do this seemingly impossible
task?

Yes and no. The "trick" is the Table > Split Table command, used while the
cursor is in the row that will become the top row of the second table.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Guest]

I'm not talking about one table, there are two tables one directly above the
other? Is this command still appropriate?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Try clicking on the Show/Hide ¶ button to see if there is already a
paragraph there that is Hidden. Table | Split should still work, but it may
be that the tables are already split.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Jay Freedman]

If the "two tables" really are not separated by anything, then they
really are one table. It's also possible that they are separated by,
for instance, a paragraph mark that's formatted to a size of 1 pt,
which would make it hard to get the insertion point between the
tables.

In either case, putting the cursor in the first row of the "second"
table and clicking Table > Split Table will add a paragraph mark
between the tables.