Sometimes, I use paragraphs without special spacing between them and just indent the first line.
There does not seem to be a straightforward way to keep spaces between a table and the previous or posterior paragraph using styles (no direct formatting) unless the paragraph style includes spacing above and below.
As Lipsticks suggested, I could create a special style for the paragraphs above a table and another style for paragraphs below a table. However, if I change the order of paragraphs including one that is above or below a table, the resulting formatting will not be the desired one. I DO NOT WANT TO CHANGE STYLES WHEN I SWITCH THE ORDER OF PARAGRAPHS because I may forget and it is extra work.
How can I get inter-paragraphs spacing equal to line spacing and wider spacing between text paragraphs and tables?
Best Answer
Table without Title
Create a new style named SpaceBeforeTable with the following characteristics:
Line spacing: 0.7
Spacing Before: 6 points (for example)
Keep with next
Create a new style named SpaceAfterTable with the following characteristics:
Line spacing: 0.7
Spacing After: 6 points (for example)
The syles used in the table must include Paragraph - Line and Page Breaks: Keep with next.
I save a table with an empty paragraph above and another below with the specified styles as a Quick Part.
Table with Title
For a table with title, instead of an empty paragraph before the table, I include a title paragraph with a style that incorporates the desired spacing.
I save a table with a title paragraph above and an empty space below as another Quick Part.