Adding text between existing tables, and/or inserting text between tables

Question

Hello again,
 
Thank you all for your help here.
 
I have another question.
 
How do you insert text or insert a new table between existing tables that are right on top of each other in a flow?
 
In Word, you simply hit a carriage return outside of the table. In FrameMaker, it's a mystery.
 
Here's what I've got.

The red rectangle shows the tiny space between the two tables where I want to insert text. But there is no way to do it, it seems. I'd also like to insert another table in that space.
 
How do I do this?

Matt-Tech Comm Tools · Accepted Answer

Thank you. I did the CNTRL triple click and it looks like it's all different tables instead of one table as was suggested earlier in this thread.

So the question, once again is, is there a way to insert text between the individual tables? Is it possible that all four individual tables are "reporting" to that one anchor, or does each table have to have its own anchor?

They have separate anchors, but as noted above, the can "stack" visually in your doc.

Place your cursor before the anchor, then use the right cursor key to move one position to the right. Insert a return after the anchor to drop the 2nd anchor to the next line.

(I think Jeff recommended something similar above)
Repeat as needed for your series of stacked anchors.

(Bob recommended inserting an M (the "standard" wide character in between the anchors, which spreads them out. This is great for diagnostics, as he'll certainly add, but won't allow you to type in between tables.)

Once the anchors are on their own line, you can add content (text, space, whatever) between the tables and you can select each table anchor individually.

NOTE: The same thing happens with markers, and combinations of markers and anchors...separating them with either spaces or returns will help to identify and select them.

You can also use the Find/Change to search for and select each marker/anchor individually, even while they are stacked.

Bob_Niland · Answer

It looks like the Table anchors are run-together on the same line of text.

Turn on Text Symbols.
Navigate to that hosting text line, or just above it.
Type some wide character, such as M, then →, and repeat until past the last Table.

Insert a [Return] in between ┴ symbols.
Clean up the Ms.

Now, there is a chance that this could be harder than usual to do, if some prior author used the negative-spacing trick.

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