Insert a Blank Line Before a Table

Use this procedure to insert a blank line before a table that is on the first line of the first page in a document.

1. Click in the upper-left cell in the first row of the table.
**Note   If you have text in the upper-left cell, place the insertion point before the text.
2. Press ENTER.

Microsoft Word 2007: Prevent page breaks in the middle of a paragraph

1. Select the paragraph that you want to prevent from breaking onto two pages.
2. On the Page Layout tab, click the Paragraph Dialog Box Launcher, and then click the Line and Page Breaks tab.
3. Select the Keep lines together check box.

Make the First Page Header or Footer Different from the Rest of the Pages

1. On the first page of the document, double click the header or footer area.
2. Under Header & Footer Tools, on the Design tab, in the Options group, select the Different First Page check box.
Note   If your document includes a cover page from the gallery of cover pages in Office Word 2007, the Different First Page option is already turned on. Inserting or editing a header or footer on this page does not affect the other pages in the document.
3. Create a header or footer, or make changes to the existing header or footer, on the first page.

Microsoft Word 2007: I Can’t Insert Text Before a Table

Symptoms

You can’t insert text before a table that is located on the first line of the first page in a document.
Resolution

1. Click in the first cell in the first row of the table.
* Note: If text in that cell contains text, position the insertion point before the text.
2. Press ENTER.
3. Type the text that you want.