Google-docs – Always a blank line above where I insert a table

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In Google Docs, when I insert a table, there seem to be always a blank line above the table. See the screenshot below.

How do I prevent that?

Google Docs screenshot

Best Answer

You can reduce the gap at the top of a table by placing the cursor above the table, and reducing the font size. I can't seem to reduce it below 6 points, and even this required me to type the number into the "Font size" box. However, it does at least move the table up a bit.

I had to do the same thing at the bottom of my table.

If anybody wants to log this with Google as a bug, then they could describe it as a serious bug in the conversion from docx to Google Docs format. It is serious because it does not seem to be possible to edit it out manually—at least not completely.