The Fractured Data
Tables in Google Docs are excellent for organizing data, but they become problematic when they span across multiple pages. By default, if a specific row in your table contains a large amount of text, and that row happens to hit the bottom margin of the page, Google Docs will automatically split that single row in half. The top half of the text stays on the first page, and the bottom half spills over onto the next. This automatic splitting makes the data incredibly difficult to read and completely ruins the structural integrity of the table, especially in formal reports.
Keeping Rows Intact
To maintain professional formatting and stop Google Docs from automatically splitting table rows across page breaks, you must adjust the specific properties of the table.
Open your Google Docs document containing the table. Click anywhere inside the table to select it. Next, navigate to the top menu bar and click on Format. From the drop-down menu, hover over Table to open the secondary menu, and then select Table properties at the very bottom. A sidebar will appear on the right side of the screen. Click on the Row section to expand it. Look for the checkbox labelled Allow row to overflow across pages. By default, this is checked. Click the checkbox to remove the checkmark. Docs will instantly recalculate the layout; if a row cannot fit entirely on the current page, the entire, unbroken row will be pushed to the top of the next page.