Dear list, does context split table cells like Word (sorry for that ;-)) would do? (Please see the attached pdf examples). The table_test was generated with \starttext \bTABLE[split=yes] \setupTABLE[frame=off] \setupTABLE[column][1][width=3.5cm] \setupTABLE[column][2][width=11cm] \dorecurse{3}{\bTR \bTD xxx \eTD \bTD \input knuth \eTD \eTR} \eTABLE \stoptext kind regards Erik