I hve determined by trial and error that the multiline feature [nr=2] of Natural Tables does not work well, if at all, in the TABLEhead area. But the TABLEhead area is necessary for readable split tables. Currently I use single lines in the header area and suppress some of the rules to create a multiline effect thus: \bTABLE [option=stretch,split=repeat] \setupTABLE[r][1][height=0cm,width=0cm,frame=off] \setupTABLE[c][1][width=1.7in] \setupTABLE[r][2][bottomframe=off] \setupTABLE[r][3][topframe=off] \bTABLEhead \bTR %dummy row \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \bTH \eTH \eTR \bTR %first visible row \bTH {\bf Investment} \eTH \bTH {\bf Portfolio } \eTH \bTH {\bf Average Stock } \eTH \eTR \bTR \bTH {\bf Category} \eTH \bTH {\bf Allocation} \eTH \bTH {\bf Market Exposure} \eTH \eTR \eTABLEhead ... This example also uses the (apparently) obligatory dummy row as described by others. Natural Tables have been around for a while. It is unfortunate that no one has come up with a real manual for these tables. All that exists are "learn by example" documents, which do not describe limitations such as the one I worked around in the above code. John Culleton _________________________________________________________________ Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com