Inserting Text Above a Table in Word

Adding text directly above a table in a Word document is usually as easy as placing your cursor on the line above the table and typing. If the table is at the very top of the document or section, however, you can't do that, since there is nothing above the table. A way of adding the text without needing to cut the entire table out of the document and paste it back in one line lower does exist; the exact method varies slightly depending on whether the table is at the top of a document or of a section.

1. Launch Microsoft Word and open the document you want to edit.
2. Place the text cursor in the top left cell of the table in question, before any text it contains.
3. Press "Enter" if the table is at the top of the document; press "Ctrl-Shift-Enter" if the table is at the top of a section. In either case, this creates a blank line directly above the table.
4. Type or paste the desired text on the newly created line.

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