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Anchoring the table in a text box. This is the preferred way to break a table in ●
most situations, because it is easiest to use.
Breaking the table manually. This method is necessary when you break a ●
table horizontally (for example, if you want to put the first five columns of a
table on one page and the remaining three columns on a different page).
When tables are continued, you may still need a legend to explain what’s in the
table. You can add a legend in the form of automatically created and
synchronized header and footer rows, and you can create special “continued”
table headers for portions of a table after the first.
Anchoring tables in text
One way to continue a table in another location is to anchor the table in a text
box. An anchored table flows with the text like any other anchored object, but it
also breaks automatically if it is too long to fit in the box and it is the only thing
in the paragraph that contains it.
To anchor a table in text:
Create the table. 1
Select the table with the Item tool . 2
Choose Edit > Cut. 3
Select the Text Content tool and place the text insertion point where you 4
want the table to be.
Choose Edit > Paste. 5
At this point, the table will break automatically as it flows through the text.
However, it will not have a header unless you add it. For more information, see
“Adding header and footer rows to tables.”
You can define the width of an anchored table either through Edit Table 
Styles or through the Home or Table tab of the measurement palette. The
anchored width can be specified in percent or in fixed.
Breaking a table manually
One way to continue a table in another location is to specify a table break. The
table break is the maximum size the table can reach before it splits into two
linked tables. In continued tables, any changes to a table, such as inserted
columns, are reflected throughout the table. To manually create a continued
instance of a table:
Choose Table > Table Break to display the Table Break Properties dialog box. 1