Instead of trying to accomplish this through Table Properties, just select
the row(s) you want to repeat (it/they must be at the top of the table and
be contiguous) and click on Table | Heading Rows Repeat.

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> In Microsoft Word, Table Properties/Row has a selection to repeat the row at
> the top of the page as a heading. But when I print the document, the Row
> doesn't repeat. How do I get this to work, or do I misunderstand the meaning
> of the selection?