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You can set table properties to manage how your tables appear in your document, especially across multiple pages.

Set breakpoints and page breaks

Breakpoints allow you to control where a page break occurs in a multi-page table. Setting a breakpoint means a break occurs after the selected row if necessary.

To set a breakpoint for a table:

1

Right click a row number.

2

Select Set Table Breakpoint Below Row from the dropdown menu.

You can also use the Table Properties tab in the Properties panel to set how a table interacts with a page break.

To adjust table breaking from the Table Properties tab:

1

Select the table.

2

Choose the Properties icon in the right toolbar to open the Table Properties tab.

3

Under the Table Breaking section, select one of the available options:

• Never break if smaller than a page.
• Always break across pages.
• Only break when table exceeds (set percentage of page).

Once you have breakpoints set in your table, a list of those breakpoints appears in the Table Properties tab.

Assign header rows

For multi-page tables, you can set one or more rows as headers to repeat across page breaks on subsequent pages.

To assign a header row:

1

Select the table.

2

Right click the row number.

3

Choose Assign Header Row from the menu.

To remove the header row:

1

Right click the row number.

2

Choose Remove Header Row from the menu.

You can also set Header Rows in the Table Properties tab. To access header rows in the Table Properties tab:

1

Select the table.

2

Choose the Properties icon in the right toolbar to open the Table Properties tab.

3

Under Headers, select the number of rows you'd like to appear on each page. You can set a maximum of ten header rows.

To remove a header from this panel, set the number back to zero.

Add a title row

You can name your table by creating a title row. When you toggle on Title Row in the Table Properties tab, the first row of your table appears after each page break within your table.

If you'd like to have secondary title text that appears after the first title row, you can add a Title Suffix. You can add a suffix, like "continued," to note that this page contains a continuation of the first table.

Adjust row and column size

You can set a specific height and width for the rows and columns in your table, or have the rows and columns adjust to fit the existing cell content. To change the row or column size:

1

Select a row or column to adjust. You can also select your entire table.

2

Choose the Properties icon in the right toolbar to open the Table Properties tab.

3

Under Row and Column Size, enter the width or height for the selected cells. To have the size change to fit the entered content, click Fit.

You can also set a table to automatically adjust a row's height to fit the contents of the largest cell. From the Table Properties tab, check Resize rows to fit cell contents. 

Lock formatting

By locking your table’s formatting, you can maintain consistent formatting across your file.

Here are some examples of what will or won’t be locked when locked formatting is enabled:

To lock formatting in documents and presentations:

1

Open the Table properties panel.

2

In Table protections, check Lock formatting.

To lock formatting in spreadsheets:

1

Open the Sheet properties panel.

2

In Sheet protections, check Lock formatting.

By default, owners and editors can choose who has access to lock and unlock formatting through the file’s properties in the Permissions section. To learn how to restrict to owners only, read Document and section properties.

Manage table/sheet name and ID

You can rename your table (in documents and presentations) or sheet (in spreadsheets) if needed.
In Table properties or Sheet properties, you can rename the selected table or sheet and easily copy its name. There’s also an associated ID that can be copied.