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Column break inside table is impossible to remove

Explorer ,
Dec 06, 2022 Dec 06, 2022

I insert column break inside the table and later if I do not wantit, it is impossible to find and delete.
I have to insert new rows and copy the rows back in there.

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Explorer , Dec 07, 2022 Dec 07, 2022

My solution was to cut the first row on the following page and then recreate it. Looks like bug to me.

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Community Expert , Dec 07, 2022 Dec 07, 2022

Ah, I see. You want the table to start on page a1, skip a2 and jump to a3?

 

I would remove whatever breaks you added manually, and tell the first row at the top of page a2 to start on the Next Odd Page.

2022-12-07_06-38-00 (1).gif

 

~Barb

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Engaged , Dec 14, 2022 Dec 14, 2022

Solution: After adding column break at the end of the cell and if you want to remove it later. There is no column break character visible like usually with text. Instead next cell gets Cell Option for starting in the next column, like Barb showed us.
Screenshot 2022-12-14 125818.jpg

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Community Expert ,
Dec 06, 2022 Dec 06, 2022

Enable Type > Show Hidden Characters. A column break looks like a tiny v. Highlight and delete it. 

 

Alternatives include clicking in the cell with the column break and choosing Edit > Edit in Story Editor and erasing the words Column Break. Or using Find/Change to search for a column break and replace with nothing.

 

~Barb

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Explorer ,
Dec 06, 2022 Dec 06, 2022

I had hidden characters enabled and I even tried to use search for column break, but nothing.

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Community Expert ,
Dec 06, 2022 Dec 06, 2022

Hi @Thorondor:

 

So perhaps it isn't actually a column break character. We will need more information from you (or the chance to take a look at the file if you can't put it into words) to help. 

 

~Barb

 

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Explorer ,
Dec 07, 2022 Dec 07, 2022

INDD file is here. I cleaned it up from project information, so it will look ugly, but it is enough for an example.
This Table 1 is all same table, and problem is that I do not want it to jump to page 3. I used to break it up with column break  (I could have used page break I guess) and now ther is no character to delete that puts table together again.
https://we.tl/t-bO2LRc13uT

 

Thanks in advance!

 

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Explorer ,
Dec 07, 2022 Dec 07, 2022

I has something to do with the first row on the page 3. Deleting it puts table together again.

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Contributor ,
Dec 07, 2022 Dec 07, 2022

Set Table Style to [Basic Table] and you can edit your table again.

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Explorer ,
Dec 07, 2022 Dec 07, 2022

It did nothing but change some styles inside cells.

 

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Contributor ,
Dec 07, 2022 Dec 07, 2022

Please try again with:

 

Style: Basic Table, delete row with text : "sadfdsfdasfasdf", change height of first text frame :

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Explorer ,
Dec 07, 2022 Dec 07, 2022

My solution was to cut the first row on the following page and then recreate it. Looks like bug to me.

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Explorer ,
Feb 14, 2024 Feb 14, 2024

Thanks for this tipp! I have the same problem, after I had inserted a paragraph break ("Absatzumbruch") by hitting "enter".  However, as the content of the table has changed, I had to remove this break again – and found your tipp 😉

 

 

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Explorer ,
Apr 02, 2025 Apr 02, 2025
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This just worked for me too, thanks.

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Community Expert ,
Dec 06, 2022 Dec 06, 2022

And make sure you are not in Preview mode when trying to see hidden characters. The Preview mode would override the view of hidden characters.

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Community Expert ,
Dec 07, 2022 Dec 07, 2022

Ah, I see. You want the table to start on page a1, skip a2 and jump to a3?

 

I would remove whatever breaks you added manually, and tell the first row at the top of page a2 to start on the Next Odd Page.

2022-12-07_06-38-00 (1).gif

 

~Barb

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Engaged ,
Dec 14, 2022 Dec 14, 2022

Solution: After adding column break at the end of the cell and if you want to remove it later. There is no column break character visible like usually with text. Instead next cell gets Cell Option for starting in the next column, like Barb showed us.
Screenshot 2022-12-14 125818.jpg

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