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Nesting a Table Within a Table

Placing a table within a table cell creates a nested table. To nest a table, place the insertion point inside a table cell and insert a new table. The dimensions of the table cell limit the nested table's width and height. It may be easier to nest tables in Layout View. Drawing a layout table using the Draw Layout Table tool enables you to draw a table over an existing cell, as shown in Figure 12.12. The nested table will snap to the size of its parent cell.

Figure 12.12. A nested table in Layout View snaps to the size of its parent cell.

It's fine to nest tables within tables within tables. But if you nest too much, ...