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# Text Flow

Set the text flow options for the text before and after the table.

To access this command...

Choose Table - Properties - Text Flow tab.

## Text flow

### Break

Select this check box, and then select the type of break that you want to associate with the table.

### Page

Inserts a page break before or after the table.

### Column

Inserts a column break before or after the table on a multi-column page.

### Before

Inserts a page or column break before the table.

### After

Inserts a page or column break after the table.

### With Page Style

Applies the page style that you specify to the first page that follows the page break.

### Page Style

Select the page style that you want to apply to the first page that follows the break.

### Page number

Enter the page number for the first page that follows the break. If you want to continue the current page numbering, leave the checkbox unchecked.

### Allow table to split across pages and columns

Allows a page break or column break between the rows of a table.

### Allow row to break across pages and columns

Allows a page break or column break inside a row of the table. This option is not applied to the first row in a table if the Repeat Heading option is selected.

### Keep with next paragraph

Keeps the table and the following paragraph together when you insert the break.

### Repeat heading

Repeats the table heading on a new page when the table spans more than one page.

### The first ... rows

Enter the number of rows to include in the heading.

### Text orientation

Select the orientation for the text in the cells. You can use the following formatting options to specify the orientation of text in table cells:

- Horizontal

- Vertical (top to bottom)

- Use superordinate object settings. The superordinate objects are pages and frames containing the table. They define how the table is positioned and behaves within its parent layout.

- Vertical (bottom to top)

## Vertical alignment

Specify the vertical text alignment for the cells in the table.

Related Topics

Repeating a Table Heading on a New Page

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