That will only adjust the spacing within the table cell in which the paragraph is located and won't affect the actual space between the table and the surrounding paragraphs. It should be noted that it does no good to try to adjust the spacing of any of the paragraphs within the table, particularly if the table has borders visible. Apply the styles appropriately, and your table should appear "spaced" properly. You can then format the TableAfter style so that the Space Before setting is likewise reflective of the space you want after the table. You could format the TableBefore style so that the Space After setting is however-many points you want to appear between the text and the table. One style would be for the paragraph before the table and the other for the paragraph after.įor instance, let's say you create two styles called TableBefore and TableAfter. If you are using styles, as Anne does, the easiest way to do this is to create two additional styles based on whatever body style you are using in your document. If you want your table to remain inline, then the proper approach to take is to adjust the spacing on the paragraph immediately before the table and the paragraph immediately after the table. If you need the table to always be after a particular paragraph, then you'll want to check after any heavy editing that it is still where you expect it to be. There is one drawback with this approach: Your table now is treated as an independent element in the document, which means that text can flow around it.