I doubt this changes the solution (which is an imperfect one for me, as I'm limited to DDE for automation and can only save RTF as DOC and I really want DOCX), but this method fails as soon as the second table crosses a page break: ods word file='example.docx' startpage=no ; proc print data=sashelp.class (obs=3); run; proc print data=sashelp.gcstate(obs=35); run; ods word close; My output from this, running SAS v9.4M6, puts the first table on page 1, an empty page 2, and the second table on pages 3 and 4. ... View more