A client sent me a Word document to fix. One of the problems they were having was that the header row on a table would NOT repeat, no matter how many times they turned on or off the setting.
(NOTE: If the ‘Header Row Repeat’ option is already on, turn it off, then back on again — sometimes just doing this will solve the problem. If it doesn’t, read on) The first thing I noticed was that when I tried to select the header, the preceding paragraph marker was also selected.
That was strange, but it was a clue that lead me to the solution. Paragraph marker is also selected when Header Row is selected The table had been set up with Text Wrapping turned on ( Around). As soon as I changed it to None, I could select the header row independently of the preceding paragraph marker AND the header row repeated as it should. You can find the text wrapping option here (you need to select the table first or at least put your cursor inside the table before you can see these options):. Word 2003: Table Table Properties Table tab, Text Wrapping section, select None. Word 2007/2010: Table Tools Layout tab Table group, Properties icon, Table tab, Text Wrapping section, select None. Alternatively, right-click anywhere in the table, then select Table Properties.
How do I make a logo appear on the top of every page of my document? Follow these steps: Open a new word processing document (or open the document that needs the logo added) From the pull down menus, choose Insert > Header > Default. Click so that the cursor is inside the new header block. A simple trick in Microsoft Word enables you to freeze and work with two sections of the same document at the same time.
Thank you for the help. However this did not resolve my issue, so I’ll pass along what i did to resolve it. 1- I selected the whole table (using the Alt+Num5) 2- Press the Ctrl+x to cut the table 3- Create a new document 4- On the new document, press Ctrl+V to paste the table 5- Verify that you can enable the Header Row as per this newsletter 6- On the old document, open the “Outline View” 7- Go to the last line on the document 8- Go to your new document and copy the table (see step 2) 9- Go to the old document, place the cursor in the last line and press Ctrl+V to paste the table 10- You should now have the header row across multiple pages.
Roger August 6, 2011 at 3:01 am. There’s one more (at least one) method worth checking: select whole table (by clicking on it’s handle in upper-left corner), then in table properties UNCHECK header row repeating. Back to table – select 1st row only and in table properties CHECK header row repeating. Works (for me at least) when this solution doesn’t help (probably some other problem -large table c&p from other document with merged cells – c&p into wordpad and back as other solutions suggest ends up with total mess) (g) September 8, 2011 at 4:07 pm.
The below method worked for me when none of the others would and it was so much easier too. Thanks to the person who posted this above!:) There’s one more (at least one) method worth checking: select whole table (by clicking on it’s handle in upper-left corner), then in table properties UNCHECK header row repeating. Back to table – select 1st row only and in table properties CHECK header row repeating. Works (for me at least) when this solution doesn’t help (probably some other problem -large table c&p from other document with merged cells – c&p into wordpad and back as other solutions suggest ends up with total mess) Gee's Fan October 1, 2011 at 3:22 pm. There’s one more (at least one) method worth checking: select whole table (by clicking on it’s handle in upper-left corner), then in table properties UNCHECK header row repeating. Back to table – select 1st row only and in table properties CHECK header row repeating. Works (for me at least) when this solution doesn’t help (probably some other problem -large table c&p from other document with merged cells – c&p into wordpad and back as other solutions suggest ends up with total mess) by (g) September 8, 2011 at 4:07 pm ^^^THIS!
None of the other solutions worked for me. VC March 1, 2012 at 4:32 am. The previously mentioned tip from (G) was what worked for me too (and at least 4 others in this stream).
There’s one more (at least one) method worth checking: select whole table (by clicking on it’s handle in upper-left corner), then in table properties UNCHECK header row repeating. Back to table – select 1st row only and in table properties CHECK header row repeating. Works (for me at least) when this solution doesn’t help (probably some other problem -large table c&p from other document with merged cells – c&p into wordpad and back as other solutions suggest ends up with total mess) by (g) September 8, 2011 at 4:07 pm Rick July 4, 2012 at 5:16 am. There’s one more (at least one) method worth checking: select whole table (by clicking on it’s handle in upper-left corner), then in table properties UNCHECK header row repeating.
Back to table – select 1st row only and in table properties CHECK header row repeating. Works (for me at least) when this solution doesn’t help (probably some other problem -large table c&p from other document with merged cells – c&p into wordpad and back as other solutions suggest ends up with total mess) by (g) September 8, 2011 at 4:07 pm What the poster said above!!! Thank you SO MUCH dude (or dudette).
George August 14, 2012 at 2:03 pm. “There’s one more (at least one) method worth checking: select whole table (by clicking on it’s handle in upper-left corner), then in table properties UNCHECK header row repeating. Back to table – select 1st row only and in table properties CHECK header row repeating. Works (for me at least) when this solution doesn’t help (probably some other problem -large table c&p from other document with merged cells – c&p into wordpad and back as other solutions suggest ends up with total mess)” This is the only thing that worked for me. Thank you so very much! Bushon December 14, 2012 at 2:25 pm. I, too, was having this problem, but have found the 100% foolproof method of accomplishing this task every time: 1.
LEFT click on table handle at top left of table. Under Table Tools tab on command bar, select Layout.
Select Properties on drop down menu. Select Row in menu box. This step is the most critical: Note the box entitled “Repeat as Header” It may be checked, shaded blue, or blank. It MUST be blank, so rotate through the check/uncheck process and leave it BLANK. In any case, rotate through the choices by mouse clicking until it is again blank and select OK. You are now returned to the table. Select the row or contiguous rows that you want to use as your page header row(s).
Note that if you use multiple rows as a header, the selected rows must be contiguous. Select Properties from the drop down menu and now check the box “Repeat as Header” and select OK. Roger October 15, 2013 at 10:45 pm. Hi Steve Yes, it sounds like there is more than one table, which appear to be merged but actually aren’t merged at all.
You could try a few things:. Zoom in to about 250% to see if there’s a TINY paragraph between the tables. split the table at various points to see what happens, then remove the empty spare paragraph created when you split the table to see if you can get it back together as one table. You’ll know it’s one table when you can select the table ‘handle’ and the entire table is selected. Worst case: Re-create the table from scratch.
Not always a good option, but sometimes it’s easier than trying to figure out what went wrong. There’s a ‘return on investment’ tipping point where it’s quicker and easier and less stressful to re-create than to continue to pursue dark alleyways in the hope of finding an answer. –Rhonda August 13, 2014 at 8:23 am. OK another solution if the other methods above are not working.
It may be that Word perceives two tables where you see only one, and that is why it is not adding your headers to the end of the table. Try to select your table by clicking on its handle in the upper left corner — if this results in only the top rows of your table being selected, then you actually have two tables not one. You may add rows to the top table by going to the end of the selection and pressing tab.
You may then cut and paste entries from the bottom table into the newly created rows. When you have finished copying the information to the top table, delete the bottom table rows.
You now have one table with headers on every page. Tom Hinshaw February 13, 2015 at 12:48 am.
There’s one more (at least one) method worth checking: select whole table (by clicking on it’s handle in upper-left corner), then in table properties UNCHECK header row repeating. Back to table – select 1st row only and in table properties CHECK header row repeating. Works (for me at least) when this solution doesn’t help (probably some other problem -large table c&p from other document with merged cells – c&p into wordpad and back as other solutions suggest ends up with total mess) by (g) September 8, 2011 at 4:07 pm ^^^^ This solution from (g) is the only one that worked for me. Thank you (g) for sharing the tip with us. K January 27, 2016 at 1:57 am. Whoever left this comment, thank you very much, a very simple option and the only one that worked for me.
There’s one more (at least one) method worth checking: select whole table (by clicking on it’s handle in upper-left corner), then in table properties UNCHECK header row repeating. Back to table – select 1st row only and in table properties CHECK header row repeating. Works (for me at least) when this solution doesn’t help (probably some other problem -large table c&p from other document with merged cells – c&p into wordpad and back as other solutions suggest ends up with total mess) March 16, 2016 at 1:26 pm. My issue was from copying a set of cells from Excel in to Word, which spanned approx 10 pages.
I needed to repeat the headers, but none of the above tips worked. For me, to get the header row to repeat, in Table Properties, at the top where is displays Row, it showed nothing for the number of rows. If you click Previous, it then shows the maximum number of rows, in my case 60. If you then click Next, it takes it to Row 1, and the “Repeat as head row at the top of each page” option then enabled, and ticking it and clicking OK made the header row repeat.
It appeared therefore to be Word not knowing the size of the pasted Excel table, and selecting Previous and Next, allowed it to work out where the header row was and how many rows there were in total. October 27, 2016 at 4:59 pm.
This did not work for me, but it lead me to this solution. I realised the entire table was selected to repeat header rows, instead of just the header row. I could see this in Word 2010 by selecting any row of the table, selecting Table Tools Layout in the menu bar. The icon Repeat Header Rows was selected for every row. I compared this to a working table, which only showed the header row with this icon selected.
Solution: Selected the entire table. De-selected the ‘Repeat Header Rows’ icon. Then selected just the first row of the table, then re-selected the ‘Repeat Header Rows’ icon. Jubeman January 30, 2017 at 12:02 pm. Turning the wrapped text option didn’t work for me until I figured out that the row “I” was calling the “header row”, because it was the one with my labels so the one I wanted to repeat, was not the header row that the “program” counted as the header row. I had to delete the first two rows that had my identifying information and PICO question in them in order for my preferred row to be seen by the program as the header row to make the repeater turn dark and become available. When I followed instructions and highlighted the 3rd row, which was the one I wanted to repeat, the option stayed grey, but when I chose the “TOP” row as the one I wanted to repeat, wallah!, it was available.
Wasn’t exactly how I wanted the formatting to turn out, but I adjusted so I had the row I wanted as a repeating header. What a headache! Bhuzma February 5, 2017 at 10:46 am.
Finally, this works!! Thanks a lot for commenting this There’s one more (at least one) method worth checking: select whole table (by clicking on it’s handle in upper-left corner), then in table properties UNCHECK header row repeating.
Back to table – select 1st row only and in table properties CHECK header row repeating. Works (for me at least) when this solution doesn’t help (probably some other problem -large table c&p from other document with merged cells – c&p into wordpad and back as other solutions suggest ends up with total mess) chezzy June 19, 2017 at 1:02 pm. Hi,I’m using MS-10 I have tried all the above options but still not able to get the headers repeat on the pages. Rtf has table inside the grid and it was developed in Arabic.
Original rtf has Repeat as header row at the top of each page as deselected and greyed out. Rtf also looks to setup with multiple grid lines.
Please help me to solve the issue. I’ve performed the below steps. Changed the text wrapping to NONE 2. Selected the required header row and split the table. Sabarish SN September 21, 2017 at 11:06 pm.