specifying absolute position of a table?

[Barbara White]

Using Word 2000 on Windows 2000.

We have a Word document that has a few dozen wide tables. The
document will be bound as a normal 8.5/11" technical report, so the
wide tables start on a left page and continue across to the right page.

We're using Word's tables, but we want to provide absolute positions
for the vertical alignment of each table. For example, sometimes,
we'll want the table on a right-hand page to start 2" from the top
margin; other times, we'll want it to start 3" from the top. Is
there a way to do this on a table-by-table basis?

I was hoping that there would be a way to tell the table where to
start after a given paragraph. I suppose I could play around with
text boxes, but I'd rather not do that.

Thanks for any help.

Barbara

[Doug Robbins]

Hi Barbara,

Insert an { ADVANCE \d # } field at the top of the page before each table,
varying the # to get the table into the desired location.
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Post by Barbara White
Using Word 2000 on Windows 2000.
We have a Word document that has a few dozen wide tables. The document
will be bound as a normal 8.5/11" technical report, so the wide tables
start on a left page and continue across to the right page.
We're using Word's tables, but we want to provide absolute positions for
the vertical alignment of each table. For example, sometimes, we'll want
the table on a right-hand page to start 2" from the top margin; other
times, we'll want it to start 3" from the top. Is there a way to do this
on a table-by-table basis?
I was hoping that there would be a way to tell the table where to start
after a given paragraph. I suppose I could play around with text boxes,
but I'd rather not do that.
Thanks for any help.
Barbara