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Tables continuing from page to page?

Enthusiast ,
Oct 15, 2025 Oct 15, 2025

Hi all! I create reports where I pick up comments/text from an Excel sheet and literally copy and paste it into my InDesign report. Normally there aren't that many, so my issue isn't an issue. But once in awhile, I get a long spreadsheet... so the table goes on for several pages. I've always create it in a clunky way... I have a template table that fills the page. I copy and paste into it. If it is too long for one page, I copy the table, paste it on to the next page... delete the rows I had on the previous page... and on and on. I've finally decided I need to figure out how to do this in a better way. IS there a way to have a table continue from one page to the next? And if so, how do I make that happen? Thanks so much. 

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Community Expert , Oct 15, 2025 Oct 15, 2025

Long tables flow from page-to-page just like text. Flow the complete table into a text frame, click on the overset box, and shift-click on the next page to auto-flow the table. If you are using a primary text frame, it will auto-flow without having to shift-click. 

 

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Community Expert ,
Oct 15, 2025 Oct 15, 2025

Long tables flow from page-to-page just like text. Flow the complete table into a text frame, click on the overset box, and shift-click on the next page to auto-flow the table. If you are using a primary text frame, it will auto-flow without having to shift-click. 

 

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Enthusiast ,
Oct 15, 2025 Oct 15, 2025
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Well that was embarrasingly easy! I don't know why that didn't occur to me to try. DOH

Anyway, thank you so much! 

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