After inserting and formatting a table in a new Word document, you realize that you need to add some text above the table. But how do you create extra space above your table when the table begins on the first line of your document?

You may think the only way to get around this problem is to insert a table row and manually change the table row to text. Although this method works, it takes longer than the method we’ll show you here:

1. Place the insertion point in the upper-left cell, before any text you may have typed in the cell.
2. Press [Enter]. The entire table moves down one line.
3. You can now type above the table.

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