Achieving a tabular layout (as distinct from a table), is more clearly demonstrated in the 2nd link in post #2 above.

As discussed in the tutorial (see 'Merging to Tables'), the process can be adapted to producing actual tables. When you do that, though, each row ends up being a table in its own right. You can then run the tutorial's TableJoiner macro to merge each set into a single table.

There is another approach that could be used for creating actual tables, via a DATABASE field, but that adds yet another layer of complexity (the DATABASE field requires its own SQL statement, plus field switches to define the table format) and most users have more than enough trouble just getting their heads around the existing field codes.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]