repeating two rows (including merge) as table heading

[eNGiNe]

task: align several .docx files to make them look a little more like our standard (non Word) documents

current challenge: a table where the header is two rows high and includes merged cells

question: how to repeat both rows as a header



Thanks in advance for guidance!

[JimP]

Originally Posted by eNGiNe

current challenge: a table where the header is two rows high and includes merged cells

question: how to repeat both rows as a header

You would do it the same way as you would if it were a single row (Note: the second row may not highlight when you define the heading rows to repeat). I have made a dummy table as an example (attached).

[eNGiNe]

I experimented. What I needed to do was
1. unmerge all cells
2. use Table properties > Row > Repeat on the two rows
3. reset the original merge.
Otherwise, I couldn't access the Repeat option when the cursor was in the second row.

Thanks for the tip, which certainly pointed me in the right direction.

[Charles Kenyon]

If you select both rows, the button to repeat header rows will be active. Note, both rows need to be selected; if you simply are in the second row, the command is not available.

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[eNGiNe]

That makes even more sense! thanks.