Automatic pagination in Table Headers does not work

Hi:


I have about 100 Word 2010 documents that I need to produce which consist of one table per document.

Each document contains a different table layout.

Each table contains between 3 and 12 header rows that I want to display on each page of the document.

Each table header varies in layout.

Each table header contain page numbers in a cell.

The Pagination format is always Page # of #.


The conditions to reproduce this issue are as follows:

Create a table that contains a common area at the top (the common area will be used as the table header to repeat on each page).

Click in a target Table Header cell you want to place your pagination.

Click the Insert ribbon.

Pull down the Page Number menu.

Click Current Position and select the format you want to display the pagination (Example: Page # of #)


Add at least one row below the Table header area.

Insert something in the Page header area (like a logo).


The steps to reproduce the problem:

Select  the table.

Click Table Tools ribbon > Layout tab.

Select the header rows of the table on page 1 of the Word document (example: the top 12 rows of the table)

Click on the Repeat Header Rows button.

Insert carriage returns into one content column of the table until it produces a second page in the document.


Result: Page 1 of 1 is still displayed in the Table Header on page 2 of the document.

Apparently you are putting the page numbers in the table header rather than the page header. There is no way this can work because the table header on following pages is just repeating the content of the header on the first page. If you want correct pagination, you will need to insert Page X of Y in the page header instead.
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Last updated May 19, 2024 Views 760 Applies to: