Here are some ways to handle that problem.

What Does Word Do with a Table Larger Than One Page?

By default, Word automatically continues your table onto the next page.

Word document containing a table that is split over two pages.

Let’s look at how we can fix this problem.

If your table is longer than one page, you might want to repeat the column headers instead.

We’ll cover that in the next section.

Word document showing a table spanning two pages with all rows highlighted, including the header row but excluding the bottom row.

To do this,highlight every row in your table,except for the bottom row.

This includes your table header row.

This will bring up the Paragraph dialog box.

Word document showing how to access the Paragraph Settings through the ‘Home’ tab and ‘Paragraph’ group.

As a result, Word will now force your whole table to move to the next page.

To do this, press Ctrl+Z and follow the steps below.

So, to repeat the column headers, first highlight the header row in your table.

Word document showing the Paragraph Settings dialog box and how to activate the “Keep With Next” option.

Be careful, herewhen you are amending a table in Word, there are two “Layout” tabs.

confirm you tap the one on the right.

Word will now force your title row to repeat when your table extends to a new page.

Word document showing a table spanning two pages with the header row highlighted.

Word document showing how to access the Table Properties through the ‘Layout’ tab and ‘Table’ group.

Word document showing the Table Properties dialog box open and ‘Repeat As Header Row At The Top Of Each Page" checked.

Word document showing a table with the header row repeated on two pages.