Lining up tables in 2 columns

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I have a huge file of data, which I have put into a table in Indesign. It will be made into a printed book.

Since the width of the book page is wider than the table, I set the page text box as 2 columns so that the table is now twice on each page. The issue is that the rows are not all the same height so the 2 columns do not line up at the bottom of the page.

Is there any way to sort this?

tully1254Author

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Ill do that, thank you

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BobLevine

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I’m not sure what you’re expecting here without setting all of the rows to the same size. That would allow you to line up all of the tables. If you insist on the rows having different sizes I suppose there MIGHT be a scripting solutions so you can perhaps look into that.

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BobLevine

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Screen shots might help us visualize this better. Can you post a few so we can see it?

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tully1254Author

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https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/csc2pxgb22rh6hvo45it7/columns-sample1.png?rlkey=md6vik35ih6ka5d615ngmtc43&dl=0

Columns sample1 - this is one page of the table. It is a huge table with many many rows so I want to double up each page and thereby reduce the page count.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qdnnb2vbejhsipxzxs5ie/columns-sample2.png?rlkey=7jjnhjlb80zclsnpiq4dax1go&dl=0

Columns Sample 2 - the text box is set to 2 columns so the table now appears twice on each page.

Please advise if its possible to line up the tables at the bottom.

Thanks.

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