How to insert two tables side by side in Word?

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Double click the table, then when you are viewing it as a spreadsheet, you can change the 'window' of cells that are shown in Word. Just grab the bottom to extend it one more line.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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Admin over 1 year

I want to insert two tables side by side on a single page. The tables are pretty large, 46 rows by 4 columns. I created them in Excel, but found that they can't be imported directly and have to be pasted into an existing table (Table > Excel Spreadsheet). I did the same and got them in the document.

Now the problem is that they can't be placed side by side (perfectly). When I do not have any break (section break, page break or even a line break), they do get side by side, but one of them is shifted down by one row. I tried using columns, but it didn't help.

I'm using Office 2019 Version 1905.
The document¹. (As the table to the right is shifted down by one row, the last row can't be seen)

Thanks.
¹ Some fonts might not be there on your computer.
- BobtheMagicMoose almost 5 years
  
  Must you embed them as worksheet objects? I find it easier to insert excel items as tables.
- Karen927 almost 5 years
  
  Have you tried embedding the tables in another table?
Admin almost 5 years

I just forgot to do this!
Admin almost 5 years

But what if the other table has less rows? I noticed that Word aligns them with their last rows. So one of them (the one with less rows) will be shifted down. What if I want them to be aligned with the top row (so that none of them is shifted down)?
BobtheMagicMoose almost 5 years

Word loves to align things on the baseline and it can be difficult to align with the top of objjects. I would probably just add an extra empty row. If you don't want to do that, you can add a 'table' in word with two cells next to each other and top-align them.