How do I reduce the gap between two split tables in a word..

Mrs F · External Since: Feb 18, 2009 Posts: 1

I have split a table into 2 but wish to reduce the gap between the tables ..
how do I do it?

DeanH · External Since: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 141

Depending on how you split the table there may be a page break between the
new tables. This can be deleted and you will be left with a paragraph mark.
The simpliest way of closing the gap is to remove any Space After/Before and
Line spacing to Single for this paragraph mark and then apply a Font size of
1 or 2.
Soemtimes instead of spliting the table, I insert a new row which has no (or
white) borders), depending on the results I am after.
You will need to remember that this paragraph is still there later on when
working on the document as it can reappear if doing a find/replace on the
styles that it has applied.
Hope this helps.
DeanH

"Mrs F" wrote:

> I have split a table into 2 but wish to reduce the gap between the tables ..
> how do I do it?

Greg Maxey · External Since: Feb 01, 2009 Posts: 65

Format the paragraph that separates them with a smaller font size.

Mrs F wrote:
> I have split a table into 2 but wish to reduce the gap between the
> tables .. how do I do it?

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Stefan Blom · External Since: Jul 01, 2004 Posts: 3392

Change the formatting of the paragraph mark (¶) that separates the two
tables. You can set its Spacing Before and After to zero, set the Line
Spacing to "Single," and reduce the font size. You may even create a style
with those settings, and apply it to the paragraph mark.

To show/hide paragraph marks as well as other nonprinting marks, press
Ctrl+Shift+8.

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"Mrs F" <Mrs F.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have split a table into 2 but wish to reduce the gap between the tables
>..
> how do I do it?

Beth Melton · External Since: Aug 27, 2003 Posts: 759

"Mrs F" <Mrs F DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have split a table into 2 but wish to reduce the gap between the tables
> ..
> how do I do it?

The best solution to this issue is to reduce the font size, and spacing if
applicable, of the paragraph mark between the tables. Note you can click in
the text box portion of the font size drop down and type any number; you're
not limited to the font sizes provided in the list. For example if the
paragraph mark after a table is causing a blank page I reduce the font size
to 1pt and in the Paragraph dialog box I make sure the space before and
after is set to 0.

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