Imported Tables from Word/Google Docs Showing All Rows as Header Rows

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August 28, 2024
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Hello community, we are suddenly experiencing a problem on imported Word docs (originated in Google Docs): all the rows of very long tables in the documents are importing as header rows. This creates a massive problem as the tables do not fit into a page and we have to use a workaround to get to see the long table and then convert the rows to "body rows" before they will allow to split across text boxes.

Not looking for an naswer on how to do the above, rather asking if anyone knows what is causing the problem? It must be something inherited from the Google or Word doc. It seems to have started recently. Ideas?

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Barb Binder

Community Expert

Hi @karienvdw:

Check in Word to see if all of the rows were somehow designated as header rows. If so, you can turn it off prior to importing.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/repeat-table-header-on-subsequent-pages-2ff677e0-3150-464a-a283-fa52794b4b41

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Community Expert

What happens if you copy the Word table to Excel or the Google Docs table to Sheets--and import the spreadsheet. (You will have to export the Google Sheets file as Excel or a tab/comma delimited file.)

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

It happens with EVERY table copied from WORD / Google Docs?

karienvdwAuthor

Known Participant

Not copied, importaed inside a text document. Yes, EVERY. SINGLE. TABLE 😵‍💫

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

Can you share sample WORD document?

Can be on priv if you prefer.

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