"First column" in word table page break border

mj1856 · #1 04-20-2012, 10:10 AM

I'm using Word 2010 built in tables, and have selected the table theme called "Medium Shading 2 - Accent 1". It has darker shading for the first column, which is what I want.

When the table flows across a page break, it puts a thicker black border at the bottom to cap off the page, but it doesn't put it on the first column, which looks very wierd. Why doesn't it?

I can manually draw the border into place, but then it is attached to that specific row. If I ever add content above that position and the row pushes to the next page, the manually drawn border goes with it.

How can you control the borders that are drawn on a table specifically for a page break?

macropod · #2 04-25-2012, 03:21 AM

Hi mj1856,

Here's a macro to correct the table's formatting - even if changes in your document's layout changes which rows are on a given page. Simply position the selection point anywhere in the table then run the macro.

Code:

Sub CorrectTblBorders()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim Tbl As Table, iRw As Long, iPg As Long
With Selection
  If .Information(wdWithInTable) = False Then Exit Sub
  Set Tbl = .Tables(1)
End With
With Tbl
  .Style = .Style
  iPg = .Rows(1).Range.Information(wdActiveEndPageNumber)
  If .Range.Characters.Last.Information(wdActiveEndPageNumber) = iPg Then GoTo Done
  For iRw = 2 To .Rows.Count
    If .Rows(iRw).Range.Information(wdActiveEndPageNumber) = (iPg + 1) Then
      .Rows(iRw - 1).Cells(1).Borders = .Rows(.Rows.Count).Cells(1).Borders
      iPg = iPg + 1
    End If
  Next iRw
End With
Done:
Set Tbl = Nothing
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

To see how to install & run a macro, go to: http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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