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Word - Excel table caption

I have added a table from Excel to Word. The table is too large for one page and is divided into two pages. Now when I add a caption, this is only displayed at the top of page 1, but nothing on page 2. How can I edit it so I can put something like 

"Page1"
Table1: Sales
(table)
*Page2*
**++Table1: Sales (continued)++**
(table continues)
Solution

  • Use Headers inplace of caption. Use a different header for the first page and yet another one for the 2nd page. Use page numbers in the format "page x of y" in the fotter to make it more accesible.

    You may also make the single table as two tables. If your single table is too large, to fit in one page vertically, word will put it in 2 or more pages. This however will not result in the repeating of the caption or even the column headers. This obtion is however available in Excel where you go to page setup and select the rows and columns to repeat at the top.

    When u break you single table into two tables, one for each page you can customize the caption for each table seperately. You can also than repeat the column headers.