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I have a two-column table in a document in Pages 5. The table starts mid-way down a page with content above it.
When I add rows to the table, if there isn't enough room to fit the entire table on the same page, the entire table jumps to the next page, leaving a big empty gap in the document.
How do I get Pages to instead start the table at the original page, and span the table onto the next page instead?
The only way I can think of is to use footnotes.
They do exhibit the asked for behavior, and you can delete the automatically-inserted number/sign in the footnote itself.
The limitations, though, are threefold:
Page numbering and format can be defined per section so you can get to the required format by creating two sections in your document and setting the page numbering accordingly
With the cursor in the second section, open the inspector
and reset the page number to 1
Best Answer
Looks like it happens because "Prevent widow & orphan lines" option is activated by default.
Select the text where the table is located, in the Inspector panel look for "More" and uncheck "Prevent widow & orphan lines". I had the same problem and found the solution this Apple Support Communities thread.