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February 10, 2026
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Threading Tables in Indesign

  • February 10, 2026
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I have been trying to create a threaded table in InDesign.

I created the original table and then struggled to thread it into another frame.  After many attempts I managed it but have no idea how. Threading works fine through these two frames but now I want to extend to a further frame. Whichever way I try it just won’t work. When I try to add rows at the bottom of the table I don’t get an overset text indicator, the new rows appear OVER THE TOP of the existing table. By enlarging the frame widthways the new rows then space out to the side within the enlarged frame which is not what I want.

I have tried creating a new frame first and then linking the frames by clicking the out point of the first frame to load content and then placing into the new frame. This links the frames but does not load any of the table or text.

If I load the content and then just place on the blank page a new linked frame is created but again no table or text within it.

Is the fact that I don’t see an overset text indicator a key to the issue?  What am I doing wrong? I have been trying to resolve this for a couple of months with no success.

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    Correct answer Dave Creamer of IDEAS

    @northern potters You can thread frames with no content. Try adding the third text frame and then add the rows. 

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    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 10, 2026

    Did you paste the smaller table into the text frame? It looks like it is an inline object. Just add rows to your existing table and they will flow into the linked frames. 

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
    Inspiring
    February 10, 2026

    No.  I explain in my original post. “When I try to add rows at the bottom of the table I don’t get an overset text indicator, the new rows appear OVER THE TOP of the existing table”.

    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 10, 2026

    I read your original post but it looks like you second and third text frames (containing the table) are embedded. I don’t think they were threading correctly. 

     

    Delete the second and third text frames. With the selection tool, click on the overset box (red X) on the first frame, and click and drag a new frame. Repeat for the third frame. 

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