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Michael314
Michael314
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November 14, 2012
Question

How to repeat headings on a multipage table?

  • November 14, 2012
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Hi,

I have a few multicolumn tables I created that use my own cell formats called Table Caption, Table Heading, and Table Cell. When I created a table that spanned two pages, the table caption and the table heading did not continue at the top of the second page. This is with Frame 7.2.

I checked my manual and it gave no clue as to how to make the table title and headings continue on multiple pages. Well, it did mention the table continuation variable.

I then inserted a Format A table (one of the built-in tables) and it worked properly but I did not see any table continuation variable in that table. But the table formats were called TableTitle, CellHeading, and CellBody. When I examined them with the paragraph designer, I cold not see any setting that referred to multipages.

This is frustrating.

What is it about the built-in table and its formats that are different from the ones I created and why do the built-in table formats automatically continue the title and headings to the next page?

Yours,

Michael F

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Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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Matt-Tech Comm ToolsCommunity Expert
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November 14, 2012

Hi Michael,

For the title, you'll want to modify the table format using the Table Designer, adding the Table Title on the first sheet of properties.

For the Headinga, add a row to your table, but make sure you add "To Heading" instead of simply adding a body row above/below current rows.

For the Continuation Variable, add that from the Special > Variables... menu item. It is placed in the Table Title.

If this solves your problem, make sure to click on Helpful or Correct to help others find it faster.

-Matt

-Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
    Michael314
    Michael314Author
    Inspiring
    November 15, 2012

    Matt,

    I have no such item as Table Title on the Table Designer panel. On the Basic tab page there is a Title Position but that's it.

    I did try your suggestion to add a heading row "To Heading" and that did work.

    The weird thing is that I tried a few other homeamde table formats and they now replicate the title and headings to the next page. Weird.

    I would still like to know what controls the multipage title and heading row. There is nothing in the UI that I can see. Does anyone know where those attributes are defined?

    Another weird behavior is that Frame 7.2 does not save the number of columns when you create a new table format. This is something I can do with Word and the Autotext feature but not with Frame. So I guess I don't need my table formats for 2,3, and 4 column tables. One is sufficient.

    Yours,

    Michael F.

    Barb Binder
    Community Expert
    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 15, 2012

    Hey Michael:

    Take a look at this post on Adobe FrameMaker Heading Rows: http://blog.rockymountaintraining.com/?p=159. Tables coming in from Word may look like they have header rows, but they don't repeat until you make them "official" header rows.

    The number of columns are not saved with a table format.

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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